AFCON 2023: Jose Peseiro goes spiritual ahead of Ivory Coast clash

Former Super Eagles boss José Peseiro on the sideline. || Imago

AFCON 2023: Jose Peseiro goes spiritual ahead of Ivory Coast clash

Hassan Abdulsalam 13:30 - 17.01.2024

The coach sought God's intervention during the pre-match press conference on Wednesday.

Ahead of the second group A game between the Super Eagles of Nigeria and the Elephants of Ivory Coast, the coach of the Super Eagles has gone spiritual and declared for God's intervention.

The coach sought God's intervention during the pre-match press conference on Wednesday after the disappointment in the first game.

Nigeria shared spoils in the opening game

Nigeria shared spoils in the opening game as Stanley Nwabili could do nothing to prevent Equatorial Guinea from taking the lead against the run of play in the 36th minute, as Iván Salvador exquisitely guided the ball into the bottom corner.

Nigeria swiftly responded, and Victor Osimhen, the 2023 CAF Footballer of the Year, headed home Ademola Lookman's well-delivered cross.

Jose Peseiro goes spiritual ahead of Ivory Coast clash

Preparing and planning for the big clash against Ivory Coast, Peseiro believed that everything belongs to God, and he has the power to take and give.

"As I said earlier, everything belongs to God; he gives and he takes; that is the only thing I can say ahead of the game," the Portuguese said.

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