Victor Osimhen: Super Eagles star shows love to AFCON visiting Napoli fans

Super Eagles star Victor Osimhen shows love to AFCON visiting Napoli fans.

Victor Osimhen: Super Eagles star shows love to AFCON visiting Napoli fans

Tosin Abayomi 09:45 - 13.01.2024

Super Eagles star Victor Osimhen shows love to AFCON visiting Napoli fans.

In anticipation of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, Napoli supporters have traveled to Abidjan, the capital of Cote d'Ivoire, to cheer on Osimhen.

In a brief video that was uploaded on the Super Eagles' X account, the 25-year-old was seen interacting with the supporters.

Later, the fans posed for a group shot with Osimhen with smiles

Looking forward to the game, Osimhen is one of the few available strikers for the Super Eagles

Super Eagles star Victor Osimhen shows love to AFCON visiting Napoli fans.
Super Eagles star Victor Osimhen shows love to AFCON visiting Napoli fans.

In addition, the injuries to important players Wilfred Ndidi, Victor Boniface, and Sadiq Umar have severely damaged the team's chances.

It is anticipated that Osimhen will spearhead the Super Eagles attack in this year's competition.

Super Eagles star Victor Osimhen shows love to AFCON visiting Napoli fans.
Super Eagles star Victor Osimhen shows love to AFCON visiting Napoli fans.

He made his debut at the 2019 edition of AFCON in Egypt, therefore this will be his second trip to Africa's premier soccer championship.

Super Eagles at AFCON

The Eagles' opening Group A match takes place at Alassane Ouattara Stadium in Abidjan versus Equatorial Guinea on Sunday, January 14, 2023.

Peseiro leads intense training as the Super Eagles of Nigeria take on Equatorial Guinea in their  AFCON opener
Peseiro leads intense training as the Super Eagles of Nigeria take on Equatorial Guinea in their AFCON opener

Also, the three-time AFCON winners will meet Côte d’Ivoire and Guinea-Bissau in the group.

This year's competition between Guinea-Bissau and Côte d'Ivoire will begin on Saturday, January 13.

The Super Eagles of Nigeria and Equatorial Guinea will face off at the Stade Olympique Alassane Ouattara in the Group A match that Nigerians are looking forward to.
The Super Eagles of Nigeria and Guinea-Bissau will face off in Group A

Super Eagles AFCON target

The Super Eagles of Nigeria are set for their first group game of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Cote d'Ivoire

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The team since arriving in the host country in White kaftan and green caps have made several replacements.

Coach Jose Peseiro has insisted that the team can advance all the way to Cote d'Ivoire, despite the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) assigning them a semifinal

Peseiro leads intense training as the Super Eagles of Nigeria take on Equatorial Guinea in their  AFCON opener.
Peseiro leads intense training as the Super Eagles of Nigeria take on Equatorial Guinea in their AFCON opener.

In the 2021 competition, Equatorial Guinea advanced further than Nigeria, reaching the quarterfinals.

In the knockout Round of 16, the overall winners of Group A will play the third-best losers from Groups C, D, or E, and the runners-up will play the runners-up from Group C.

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