Super Eagles legend, Jay-Jay Okocha, is anticipating next weekend’s Africa Cup of Nations qualifier between Nigeria and Bafana Bafana of South Africa.
The ex-Bolton Wanderers skipper believes the clash would be tough but tipped the Eagles to emerge victoriously.
Okocha is in Johannesburg for the weekend on a Bundesliga/StarSat legends tour that will see him engaged in a number of activities.
“Everyone knows that there’s always pride at stake and that always translates into a great game. That’s why I think it will be an interesting encounter,” he revealed.
With Nigeria top of the table in Group E of the qualifiers for next year’s tournament that will be hosted by Cameroon, Okocha believes his countrymen have what it takes to seal the deal soon.
But he acknowledges that Bafana will be hard to beat.
“It could be that whoever wins this match will have one leg in the Africa Nations Cup, so that adds to the excitement of the match. I can’t wait to watch the game but it is hard to say who will win because Bafana will be confident after winning in Nigeria.
“Of course our team is fairly young but we can now see some level of consistency. These players have grown after the World Cup (in Russia) and the experience they got there is very good. Also there is a great transition in that the senior players are passing on their experience to the younger ones who got some good exposure at the World Cup.
“We are moving in the right direction and we stand a good chance of having a great national team again.”
