Equatorial Guinea goalkeeper, Jesus Owono insists he will do his best to stop Victor Osimhen from scoring against him.
The Deportivo Alaves shot stopper will be in goal when the Nzalang Nacional take on the three-time African champions at the Alassanne Quattara Stadium on Sunday, 3pm Nigeria time.
Victor Osimhen, who is currently the best player on the continent will be the centre of attraction in the game.
Ovono said he will put his A game on the table to stop the Napoli hitman.
“I will do my best to stop Victor Osimhen and other Super Eagles players,”he said during his interaction with the media on Saturday.
“We were unknown in the last AFCON, and we did a great job. For this AFCON, the teams have more information about us. We train a lot, and we have prepared for the rumble.”
In the same vein, Equatorial Guinea head coach Juan Micha has stated that his players are desperate to start their campaign at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations on a winning note.
The match will be the first-ever meeting between both countries at the AFCON.
Meanwhile, the Super Eagles won the two other encounters between both countries in the qualifiers for the 2010 World Cup.
“We have an ambition in this tournament, we want to win the tournament. We are aware of what to do, we want to give our best,” Micha told a press conference.
“We have a complicated game tomorrow, Nigeria are among the favourites but we we have prepared ourselves to be at the highest level.
“They have players missing and they have replacements, we are of Nigeria potential and we have our potentials too. We have prepared for the game.”
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