Rugged defender of the Super Eagles at the 2000 AFCON tournament co- hosted by Nigeria and Ghana, Furo Iyenemi has charged the current set of Super Eagles to beat the Bafana Bafana of South Africa, reports www.totorinews.com.
Iyenemi who is based in Belgium disclosed that he wants the Super Eagles to maintain the tradition of beating South Africa whenever both teams meet at the AFCON tournament.
Nigeria will file out against South Africa in the first semi-finals game in the city of Bouake, Ivory Coast on Wednesday.
Furo Iyenemi
“I was part of the 2000 Nations cup team that played against South/Africa 24yrs ago and we wom (2-0). I pray for the current Super Eagles team and management to defeat them again,” Furo Iyenemi said via his official Facebook page.
Apart from the 2-0 loss the Bafana Bafana suffered in the semi- final clash against the Super Eagles, the team also suffered a 4-0 loss in the group stage of 2004 AFCON in Tunisia and were clawed by the Super Eagles 2-1 at the quarter- final game at 2019 AFCON tournament in Egypt.
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