AFCON: Peseiro set for 1st ever silverware as S’Eagles flies over Angola

 

Maureen Aguta

 

The Super Eagles’ qualification for the semi-finals of the 34th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations means that their coach, Jose Peseiro has met the major condition that will allow his contract renewal.

The Portuguese coach initial contract with the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), lapsed last year June.

With Nigeria in the middle of the qualification for the current AFCON and a looming 2026 World Cup qualifying series, the coach was offered a short-term contract tied to taking Nigeria to the semi-finals of the current Africa Cup of Nations.

Beating Angola 1-0 in the quarter-finals means the Portuguese coach has met the condition.

If eventually the Super Eagles win the trophy, it will also be a personal triumph for the coach as it will be his first ever silverware, either as a player or a coach.

This came as the Federal Government of Nigeria has said that said the victory of Nigeria’s Super Eagles over their Angolan counterparts in the quarter final match in the ongoing African Nations Cup competition, has gladdened the hearts of Nigerians across the world.

Minister of Information and National Orientation Alhaji Mohammed Idris, in a statement by his Special Assistant Rabiu Ibrahim, stated that with the Super Eagles 1-0 victory which qualifies Nigeria for the semifinals of the 2024 Africa Cup of Nations, the road to claiming Nigeria’s fourth AFCON trophy is in sight.

Idris who described the Eagles performance as “gladiatorial”, commended the team’s fighting spirit.

“With a performance like today’s, Nigerians look forward to more outstanding victories in the Super Eagles next matches leading to a befitting victory in the AFCON finals,” he added.

He called on Nigerians to continue in their support for the Super Eagles.

Meanwhile, former governor of Anambra State and Presidential Candidate of Labour Party in the 2023 presidential election in Nigeria was live in Abidjan to cheer the Super Eagles to victory.