Kanu advises Eagles To Stay focused
The Two-time African Football of the Year, Kanu
Nwankwo
, has hailed Sunday Oliseh,
the Super Eagles coach
and the team for beating Niger Republic in their opening game at the ongoing Rwanda 2016 African Nations Championship and warned them to stay focused till the end of the tournament.
The home-based Eagles began their CHAN campaign beating Niger 4-1 at the Stade du Kigali, Rwanda, on Monday, with a hat-trick from substitute Chisom Chikatara and a goal from Osas Okoro, while Zakari Adebayor got one for Niger.
The win put Nigeria on top of Group C with the three points and in a good stead to advance to the quarter-finals, with Tunisia and Guinea on one point each, following their 2-2 draw.
Kanu, an Atlanta 1996 Olympic gold medallist, congratulated Oliseh for winning his first game in a tournament since resuming as Eagles coach in July 2015, and the team for starting on a winning note in Rwanda.
The former Eagles captain, who tweeted his congratulatory message to the Nigerian team on Monday night, urged them to go on and win their remaining games in the tournament.
“Congrats Oliseh and our team. That’s the way to play your first game. So let’s keep it going and be focused till the end of the competition,” Kanu wrote on his Twitter handle.
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