Nigeria have the quality to win the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, says Everton midfielder Alex Iwobi.
The attacking midfielder was included in Nigeria’s 24-man squad that will take on the Republic of Benin and Lesotho in the AFCON qualifiers later this month.
Gernot Rohr’s men lead the Group L table with eight points and a win over The Squirrels or Crocodiles will seal their place for the 2022 event in Cameroon.
Iwobi believes the present Super Eagles side boasts the caliber of players capable of winning the tournament.
“The positive you can take is we are still on course to be top of the table, so we are confident we have the quality to do so and put 100% for 90 minutes this time, so we can qualify,” the Everton star told BBC Sport Africa.
“The opportunity I was given last time to be involved in that competition, I want that feeling again,” he said of his 2019 Nations Cup experience, where Nigeria finished third.
“If you are in a competition you want to win it, [and] I believe us players feel we have the quality to do so. We’d like to play in the best competitions and win them, so we have to prove that against Lesotho and Benin.”
