The Super Eagles are far from the high targets they set for themselves at the 2025 AFCON in Morocco and so they will have to keep battling away, according to star forward Ademola Lookman.
Tomorrow night in Fes, they take on Mozambique for a place on the quarterfinal of the competition.
Atalanta forward Ademola Lookman, who has scored two goals and made two assists in as many matches at the AFCON, said the Super Eagles must now sustain the momentum as they aim to go all the way in Morocco.
Ademola Lookman was named in the official CAF Team of the group stage.
“Yeah, we had a great run in the group stage and I am thankful to all that voted. The selection is not just for me, but my entire team-mates, because their efforts on the pitch contributed to my selection,” he said.
“However, this is not the vision for our team. We have set targets to accomplish here in Morocco and we are nowhere near our targets yet.”
In 2024, Nigeria were beaten in the final of the delayed 2023 AFCON by hosts Cote d’Ivoire and so missed the chance to win a fourth continental diadem.
Against third-placed Mozambique, three-time champions Nigeria must be extra-cautious, as a similar third-placed Tunisia bumped them in the same stage in Garoua four years ago.
The Mambas, who famously defeated the Panthers of Gabon either side of defeats to Cup-holders Cote d’Ivoire and five-time champions Cameroon in Group F, look like a team capable of upturning apple carts that are not properly positioned.
