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May 9, 2019
A former Vice President of the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, Victor Baribote, has advised the Super Eagles to acclimatize to the Egyptian weather ahead of the 2019 African Cup of Nations, AFCON holding in the North African country.
Baribote,who was the second vice president of the federation, gave the advice in aninterview in Abuja on Thursday while reacting to the camping of the team inEgypt.
Hesaid that camping in Egypt would enable the team to overcome weather challengesduring the competition.
Theformer NFF vice president expressed optimism that the senior national team wouldnot disappoint the country.
Hesaid that the team consisted of relatively young men capable of facing anyother team in Africa.
Heurged the team to be focused and to play as a team so that they could win theirmatches, saying: “victory is not just wishful”.
SuperEagles face Burundi, Madagascar, and Guinea in Group B of the tournament, whichbegins from June 21 and ends on July 19.