{"id":1002,"date":"2018-12-28T14:30:33","date_gmt":"2018-12-28T14:30:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/nigeria\/?p=1002"},"modified":"2018-12-28T14:30:33","modified_gmt":"2018-12-28T14:30:33","slug":"onyekuru-targets-nigerias-afcon-2019-squad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sport\/onyekuru-targets-nigerias-afcon-2019-squad","title":{"rendered":"Onyekuru Targets Nigeria\u2019s AFCON 2019 Squad"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Galatasaray of Turkey attacker, Henry Onyekuru has admitted that part of his targets for next year is to make Nigeria\u2019s squad to the Africa Cup of Nations, footballlive.ng reports.<\/h2>\n<div class=\"td-g-rec td-g-rec-id-content_inline td_uid_6_5c2632d31b505_rand td_block_template_1 \">\n<p>While pointing out that he wants to continue scoring great goals for his club in the Turkish Super Lig, Onyekuru stressed that he also wants to be at AFCON 2019 and help make Nigerians proud.<\/p>\n<p>Onyekuru said he was delighted to hit a brace of goals last Sunday and a good way to end the year on a high, but says his next target is to make Nigeria\u2019s 2019 AFCON team and winning the soccer showpiece.<\/p>\n<p>He confessed: \u201cIt feels good ending the year with a brace and most of all getting the three points at home for the club and fans.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe national team is also there for me. Part of my target, if not number one, is to make the team, and then make Nigerians proud.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe target still remains the same: try to score as many goals as I can and also help the team achieve its goals.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Galatasaray of Turkey attacker, Henry Onyekuru has admitted that part of his targets for next year is to make Nigeria\u2019s squad to the Africa Cup of Nations, footballlive.ng reports. 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