Uganda defender Jordan Obita is confident that his team has what it takes to secure victory against Nigeria in their final group match at the ongoing AFCON tournament in Morocco, SportPremi reports.
The Cranes face the already-qualified Super Eagles in a must-win clash as they look to book their spot in the round of 16 of the competition.
Nigeria have already qualified as group C winners having won both of their first two matches and could make several changes to the team ahead of the clash, giving the Ugandans a real opportunity to snatch a favourable outcome from the clash.
Uganda have a better head-to-head record against the three-time champions and are unbeaten in their last three meetings.
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However, the Super Eagles’ quality and impressive form is most likely going to give them the edge, making this match one to look out for.
The Cranes began their campaign with a disappointing 3-1 defeat to Tunisia in their opening group match.
They were then held to a 1-1 draw by Tanzania in their second match, leaving them with a single point from two matches.
After going behind to the Tanzanians, Uche Ikpeazu pulled one back for the Cranes, who missed an opportunity to snatch all three points when Allan Okello missed a penalty in stoppage-time.
Obita confident of victory against Nigeria
Jordan Obita made his debut at the African Cup of Nations for Uganda in the defeat to Tunisia believes his side can seal qualification for the next round against Nigeria.
Speaking ahead of the match, he expressed confidence in the team’s ability to spring up a surprise result at the Fez Stadium.
“We will go into the game with full confidence, regardless, we have no choice but to be confident and believe in ourselves because we know we need to win the game”, Obita revealed.
“Obviously, in the past Uganda has a good record against Nigeria and I do believe in the squad that we have.
“Right now we have one point from two games and we know that if we win this game we have a good chance of going through”, he concluded.
Uganda head into must-win clash against Nigeria
While the match is a chance for Nigerian head coach Eric Chelle to give minutes to new faces in his squad, it is a crucial encounter for Uganda.
The Cranes have to win to qualify for the next round, either as runners-up or as the third-best team from Group C, depending on the result of the other group match between Tunisia and Tanzania.
Kickoff for the fascinating clash is 5:00 PM later today at the Fez Stadium in Morocco.
