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Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Super Eagles captain, Ahmed Musa, has made it clear there is no country they want to avoid in the knockout stages of the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations.<\/p>\n

Nigeria are in a quest to win their fourth title in Cameroon.<\/p>\n

So far, they have won two out of their two Group D fixtures against Egypt and Sudan impressively.<\/p>\n

The Eagles beat the Pharaohs 1-0 and saw off the Falcons 3-1.<\/p>\n

\u201cI can\u2019t pick any team that we like to face or not want to face.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are ready to face any team here but our target remains to win the trophy Insha Allah,\u201d Musa said.<\/p>\n

The former Kano Pillars winger is now Nigeria\u2019s most capped player in history with 104 caps and 16 goals.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Nigeria<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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