Former Nigeria international Raphael Chukwu Ndukwe has urged Lille metropole Nigerian striker Victor Osihmen to keep his focus and continue to work hard after hitting his 13th ligue un goal in Lille’s 1-2 home loss to Olympic Marseille.
Former Super Eagles forward Raphael Chukwu-Ndukwe has urged more Nigerian players to aim high and also desire to play among the crème de La crème of European top clubs football as Nigerian players continue to gain more prominence in Europe’s premier club competition.
Former Super Eagles striker Raphael Chukwu Ndukwe has downplayed the importance of FIFA rankings following the latest release which saw Nigeria drop a spot from 33rd to 34th in the world.
Former Nigeria international Raphael Chukwu-Ndukwe has described the Super Eagles outing at the 2019 Africa cup of nations as good and far above average after the team picked up the tournament’s Bronze medal courtesy of an Odion Ighalo third minute goal which handed the Super Eagles 1-0 win over the Carthage Eagles of Tunisia.
Chukwu-Ndukwe speaking in a chat with www.brila.net said the tournament will serve the young Super Eagles team valuable experience moving forward and expects the team to get even better.
He also backs Odion Ighalo to end the tournament as top scorer after hitting goal number 5 in the win against Tunisia which took him 2 goals ahead of closest challenger Sadio Mane on 3 goals.
” I think it’s a good outing for them especially because the last time we played this competition many of the current players were not there except about 3 players.
So it’s a very good show for them and now that they have experience, they will be better prepared next time. I believe he will win the golden boot just like he did during the qualifiers.”
Former Super Eagles forward Raphael Chukwu-Ndukwe has lampooned Super Eagles result against Madagascar and described the defeat as the worst for the Super Eagles at the AFCON after succumbing to a 2-0 defeat against Madagascar.