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53 Super Eagles head coach, Jose Peseiro has warned his players they must be at their best to beat South Africa, reports Completesports.com.
Nigeria will take on the Bafana Bafana in a semi-final fixture at the ongoing 2023 Africa Cup of Nations on Wednesday.
The three-time champions have impressed many with their gritty display in Cote d’Ivoire.
Peseiro however claimed it is important for the players to give more than 100 hundred percent on the pitch when they confront the South Africans.
“We’re doing a good job. Good organisation and good commitment, we play like a team together,” the Portuguese coach told a press conference in Bouake on Tuesday.
“It will be a tough match against a good national team.
“We want to beat South Africa to reach the final. For that we have to play a high-level match against a South African team who eliminated Morocco, who did a fantastic World Cup.
“We must play 100% or more to beat a very good team.”
Peseiro also reiterated his team’s desire to win the competition.
“My belief is that we can win this competition,”he added.
“But they also want to win AFCON, just like us.”
By Adeboye Amosu in Abidjan
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