Ahmed Musa Targets 2017 Africa Cup Of Nations Ticket

The CSKA forward anticipates a great encounter against Les Sao as he dreams the Super Eagles make it to the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon

Nigeria international Ahmed Musa is confident that the Super Eagles are capable of qualifying for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations - starting with a win against Chad on Saturday in Kaduna.
The meeting against Emmanuel Trégoat’s men on Saturday will be the first between both countries as Stephen Keshi’s side hope to make it to Gabon after missing the last edition in Equatorial Guinea.
And the 22-year-old player has revealed that his teammates in camp are more than motivated to win because they are playing at home.
“What I’m looking forward to is victory but we have to work very hard because this is our first game in the qualifiers. All of us are here and we have been training very hard to ensure that we win this match,” Musa told Cafonline.com.
“We have not played against them before but we have to be confident that we can get it done. There is the possibility for us to win but we have to work hard too.
“We know it is going to be a tough match being the first game of the qualifiers but we are playing at home in Kaduna and that is an extra motivation for us because we know the fans in Kaduna would be there to support us.”
When asked about the chances to reach the African showpiece having missed the last edition, the former Kano Pillars man assured that the Eagles will not only qualify, but will make massive impact.
“It is unfortunate that it happened that way but we know football is full of such uncertainties. The fact that we did not qualify for the last Afcon means that we have to work harder this time because it is a tough group. We just have to work hard and do much better this time around; we just have to do it,” he continued.
“For me, I always give my 100 percent anytime I come down to play for Nigeria. It has always been a pride to play for the country.
“By the grace of God, I want to assure Nigerians that we are going to qualify for the next Afcon in Gabon and we are not targeting just qualification; we want to go there and make a huge impact.

“We want to make Nigerians happy because we know they were not happy the last time when we failed to qualify. We want to work harder and make them (the fans) have more believe in the Super Eagles,” he concluded.