Super Eagles assistant coach, Yusuf Salisu has expressed deep confidence in the quality of players in his fold to deliver the goods at the upcoming African Nations Championship (CHAN) in Rwanda. The team headed off to Pretoria, South Africa on Saturday to commence final phase of preparation for the biennial football championship. The CHAN Eagles will engage their counterparts from Angola and Ivory Coast in a test match prior to the group game opener against Niger on January 18. Yusuf told Supersport that the player’s responses to training instructions in camp have been flawless and inspiring that the side will harvest gold at the championship. “Of course, we are confident heading off to South Africa enroute to Rwanda for the African Nations Championship. “South Africa will actually serve as our last bus stop in term of preparation for the championship where we have confirmed two build-up matches against Angola and Ivory Coast. The CHAN in Rwanda will run from January 16 – February 07 with Eagles first match on January 18 against Niger at Stade Regional Nyamirambo, Kigali the clashes against other group opponents, Tunisia and Guinea on January 22 and 26 respectively.
