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BY JACOB AJOM The second leg of the 2014 African Nations Championship (CHAN) qualifier between Nigeria and Ivory Coast comes up in  Abidjan in a fortnight but Super Eagles Coach and players are already thinking and talking beyond Ivory Coast. [caption id="attachment_206344" align="alignleft" width="200"] Chibuzor Okonkwo[/caption] The morning after the 4-1 drubbing of Ivory Coast at the Ahmadu Bello Stadium in Kaduna, the African Continental Hotel camp of the Super Eagles was quiet, even as the players and officials prepared to depart to their various destinations. However, one thing was clear: the degree of optimism and assurance among them was high. From the coach to the fringe members of the team, the answer was the same; we can do it. Chibuzor Okonkwo, one of the longest serving players in the Eagles squad was the first to speak with Saturday Vanguard sports. “Our result in Kaduna shows our statement of intent. When we go to Abidjan, we are not going ...

By Jacob Ajom Super Eagles defender, Chibuzor Okonkwo has said that when they take on the Elephants of Ivory Coast in the second leg of the African Nations Championship qualifier in Abidjan they will go all out for an outright win. [caption id="attachment_206344" align="alignright" width="200"] Chibuzor Okonkwo[/caption] Speaking to Sports Vanguard at the Super Eagles’ African Continental Hotel camp in Kaduna, Okonkwo said, “we scored 4-1 here today, nothing stops us from beating them again in their home. We are not going there to defend. We will also attack and go for goals. We will play that match as if the first leg had not been played yet.” Okonkwo who was part of the Samson Siasia team that failed to qualify for the same competition in the past believes this is the right time for the home-based Super Eagles to make their mark in the competition. “Now we have à perfect team with very fantastic players that can make it happen. We have all it takes to ...