Cote d’Ivoire will fall against Nigeria, boasts Emeka Ogbonna

The Sand Eagles forward says he is confident his side will see off the Ivorians when both meet in their at the Eko Atlantic

Nigeria’s beach soccer forward Emeka Ogbonna believes his side will earn nothing short of victory in their African Beach Soccer Cup of Nations clash with Cote d’Ivoire .

Ogbonna whose double propelled the Supersand Eagles to a 3-2 triumph over Egypt insists they are unmoved by the Soro Lohognon’s side opening massive win against Ghana.

“Though I cannot say much about the Ghana and Ivory Coast, we want to take every game at it comes,” Ogbonna told Goal .

“I believe the Ghanaian are the underdogs of the group and Cote’Ivoire beating Ghana 5-0 was not a threat to us.

“We’ve defeated them close to six times in the tournament, so the next time we are going to play Cote d’Ivoire we are going to beat them again.”

Sporting Tribune

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