Salisu Yusuf assures Nigerians of victory against Guinea

Nigeria's U-23 head coach, Salisu Yusuf, has revealed that he is confident that his team will defeat Guinea in the first leg of the final qualifiers of the Africa U-23 Cup of Nations.

The first leg of the match will be played at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium in Abuja on Wednesday, which will kick off at 4 p.m.

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Salisu Yusuf has confirmed that he knows what is at stake if they failed to qualify for the Africa Cup of Nations.

He said, "I am satisfied that we have been able to work hard these past days and are now set for action.

"The players know that reaching the Africa Cup of Nations presents them with a tremendous opportunity to fight hard for a ticket to the Olympics, which is a global tournament.

“We have invited a number of players from overseas that we believe can help us stake a very strong claim to the ticket, and we will be aiming for a good win on Wednesday.

"The second leg is on neutral ground, but we don’t want to entertain that in our minds. We have the objective of working assiduously to wrap up things in this first leg.”

Pulse Sports reports that the Confederation of African Football (CAF) appointed Sudan officials for the clash.