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Super Eagles midfielder Alex Iwobi has said that, the camaraderie among national team players could play a key role in winning the AFCON 2025.
Iwobi has been in fantastic fashion for club side, Fulham in the English Premier League this season with seven goals and three assists under his belt.
The former Arsenal midfielder is nurturing the dream of a gold medal when the AFCON 2025 tournament comes to an end in Morocco.
Speaking in an interview with Chinasa Anukam on the “Is This Seat Taken” show, Iwobi shared his favourite moment from Nigeria's AFCON 2023 outing in Ivory Coast where the three time champions finished in second to the host nation.
"My favourite moment from AFCON 2023 was beating South Africa on penalties. Our goalkeeper (Nwabali), that's my guy. We're one big family, we don't like having big egos, and we're all as good as each other. Obviously, we've got people nominated for Africa's best, but we're trying to be Africa's best team. That's how we see it," the former Everton man said.
Iwobi was part of the Super Eagles team that claimed bronze in the AFCON 2019 and is gunning for a gold or nothing in the AFCON 2025 tournament in Morocco.
"We want to win the AFCON, we were so close in the last one, and I want to win the next one," the 28-year-old concluded.
Nigeria are paired in a group with Tanzania, Uganda and North Africans, Tunisia.
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