Nigeria coach Jose Peseiro says they used a technique that labored for them of their hard-fought 1-0 win over TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations Cote d’Ivoire hosts on Thursday night.
The Portuguese technician is delighted to have put in place “a technique that labored” in opposition to the hosts who had the backing of a extremely vocal crowd on the Alassane Ouattara Stadium in Ebimpe.
Nonetheless, he acknowledges having famous some enchancment areas throughout this match gained because of a penalty brought on by Victor Osimhen and transformed by William Troost-Ekong within the fifty fifth minute.
“For the subsequent match we’ve got to regulate the sport, attempt to be much less timid and never give possession to the opponent,” he stated.
For José Peseiro, this victory doesn’t immediately make Nigeria one of many favourites of the competitors.
“I instructed my gamers to not savour the victory. We’ve 4 days left earlier than the subsequent match. From day one I instructed them: ‘you have to win the AFCON’,” he stated.
Nigeria faces Guinea-Bissau on Monday, 22 January on the Stade Félix Houphouët Boigny in Abidjan for his or her third and closing spherical of Group A matches at 17h00 GMT.
