CHAN: Kwambe, Uzoenyi Vow It’s Battle To Win Another Cup

Kwambe in action against Italy: Getty

Super Eagles were very hopeful of making the Orange African Nations Championship another winning  outing for Nigeria as the squad left the country on Tuesday for South Africa. Sunshine Stars Solomon Kwambe and Enugu Rangers’ Uzochukwu Uzoenyi spoke very positively of their chances shortly before the team’s departure that they would participate to win and nothing short of that it is going to be. “We are going to South Africa to win and not to make up the numbers. The

 Talking will be done on the field of play. We have trained very hard for this championship and by God’s grace we will come out victorious,” said the defender, adding “we have quality players that can play the competition and I’m confident we will conquer our opponents there,” he said. Uzoenyi too expressed similar optimism that the Eagles are battle ready. “first we have our eyes to make it to the last four. Although I cannot say firmly we will win the cup but once in the last four, the sky is the limit, we will endeavour to win because that is the reason for going to South Africa,” He added.

Nigeria is in GroupA with Mali, Mozambique and will kick start the championship against Mali on January 11 in Cape Town. The African Nations Championship is for

Players in the various domestic leagues of Africa.