Wilfred Ndidi has insisted that taking up the captaincy of the Super Eagles will not be added pressure for him at the 2025 AFCON.
The Besiktas midfielder will lead the Super Eagles out against Tanzania tomorrow evening after he succeeded William Ekong, who has called time on his international career.
“To be honest there’s no pressure,” Ndidi said on his new leadership role.
“We’ve got senior players in the team helping out, with the help of the coach and the staff.
“I’ve been here learning from the former captain Troost-Ekong, so there’s not pressure at all.”
Ndidi celebrated his 29th birthday last week and said the team do not wish to drop the standard they set at last year’s AFCON in Cote d’Ivoire, where they reached the final.
“There are lots of lessons learnt from the previous AFCON in Cotte d’Ivoire,” he said.
“We set the standard getting to the final, but unfortunately we couldn’t win the trophy.
“We cannot ho below that. The standards are already high, so the team is ready for this. This is an opportunity for us.”
