Former Tremendous Eagles Midfielder, John Mikel Obi insists Nigeria is favourite for the Africa Cup of Nations in Côte D’Ivoire subsequent 12 months.

On Thursday in Abidjan, Nigeria was drawn in group A in opposition to the host nation, Ivory Coast.

Equatorial Guinea and Guinea-Bissau full the group, however, Mikel expressed confidence that the Tremendous Eagles stand an excellent probability of going all the best way.

“We’re in a tricky group, however once we come to this match, we’re at all times favorites,” the 2013 AFCON winner stated after the draw.

“There’s numerous powerful groups right here, however we’re Nigeria aren’t we.”

There have been 27 formally conferences between Nigeria and Ivory Coast, 8 of them had been within the Africa Cup of Nations.

Of their AFCON head-to-head, the competition has been fairly even, with each groups recording three wins every and settled for a draw on two events.

In the meantime, on the thirty fourth version of the Cup of Nations, holders Senegal, 2022 FIFA World Cup fourth positioned crew, Morocco, Seven-time African Champions Egypt and 2019 winners Algeria may even vie for essentially the most prestigious soccer trophy on the continent.

The match kicks off on January 13 with the host, Ivory Coast getting the video games underway on the 60,000 Alassane Ouattara Olympic Stadium, Ebimpé in Abidjan.

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