Peseiro: Super Eagles Door Still Open To New Players; My AFCON Target, 2026 World Cup Ambition

Super Eagles head coach Jose Peseiro has stated he is opened to inviting more players to the team.
Peseiro invited three new players; Gift Orban, Victor Boniface and Jordan Torunarigha for the team’s 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Sao Tome and Principe.
With the Super Eagles already assured of a place in Cote d’Ivoire 2023, the Portuguese was expected to have invited more new players for the game against the True Patriots.
The 63-year-old has however defended his decision stating that he is already looking forward to the World Cup qualifiers and AFCON.
“It is important for us to look ahead of the World Cup qualifiers and the AFCON in January. So it is important for us to spend time together, work on tactics and improve on a lot of things,” Peseiro said at his pre-match conference on Saturday.
“You know national team is not clubs where you have enough time to build your team. You spend days, weeks and months together.
“For us, we just have to make use of the transfer windows to work together. After now, we will be together again in October before the World Cup qualifiers starts in November.
“We have three new players here; Orban, Jordan and Victor Boniface. They are all good players and who done well for their clubs.
“We have a lot of good players that I and staff have follow all the time. Weekend at times, we monitored like 40 games.
“So, now we are thinking about building a more cohesive team. Of course, there is always a chance for new players to come in.”
The Super Eagles were knocked out in the Round of 16 at the 2021 AFCON hosted in Cameroon.
Peseiro however believes his team can go all the way this time around.
“Our target since we started was to win the AFCON. We have already qualified and we are looking forward to the competition, “he added.
” We have a lot of good players in the team, they are hungry to do well. We will work hard to win the next AFCON.”
By Adeboye Amosu in Uyo
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