'Had the highest number of goals' - Peseiro highlights offensive pedigree of Super Eagles
Published: January 12, 2024
José Peseiro has highlighted the offensive pedigree of the Super Eagles ahead of the start of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations this weekend.
Nigeria qualified for the biggest African football event as the highest-scoring team during the qualification series, notching 22 goals in six games with Mali who scored 15 being the closest to them.
The 2013 AFCON winners also produced the top scorer in Victor Osimhen who registered 10 goals during the qualification campaign while Moses Simon was one of the players with the most assists.
Peseiro in an interview highlighted and boasted about the offensive proficiency of his team, reckoning that his side is one of the best attacking teams in Africa.
"We qualified and had the highest number of goals scored [22] among all the pools because we are one of the African teams with a more offensive game plan," Peseiro told Lusa agency, via Portuguese daily sports newspaper O Jogo.
"We had the best scorer [Victor Osimhen, with 10 goals] and one of the best assistants [Moses Simon, with three]"
The Portuguese tactician will be in charge of the Super Eagles for the first time in a major competition at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.
He had previously been in two international tournaments with Saudi Arabia and Venezuela respectively.
While the three-time African champions have been dealt with injuries in recent days, Peseiro is still expected to take his charges to the latter stages of the competition.
Abdulkareem Abdulhamid
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