It seems like the days of glory are returning for Nigerian football. There was a time when Victor Moses would have loved to play for England, he probably dreamed of a national team call after progressing through the ranks at the England U-17, U-19 and U-21 set up. When the call up didn’t come he switched camp to his original Father land Nigeria and is now concentrating on the AFCON starting next year having made his debut for the super eagles earlier this year.
He will miss up to six weeks of premier league action if Nigeria make it into the AFCON finals. "This will certainly be my first Africa Cup of Nations. And I want to make it a memorable one by doing my best and giving Nigeria all I've got," Moses told Goal.com.
"It will be an honour for me to represent Nigeria at this stage in African football after accepting to play for the country in short a time. I want to take my club form to play at the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.
"I am already focusing on what will happen in South Africa because African football has it own peculiarities. You have to be strong and determined to do well against an African side and I am already turning my mind to the tackles and strong challenges in all the matches.
"But I think I am equal to the task because I am also a strong player. No matter the way you look at the Super Eagles, we have a good team that can win the trophy under an enabling environment.
Moses, I can assure you that you will not have to die on the pitch since Nigerian players have an infectious knack for giving 65% of their best during national duty especially during tournaments like AFCON.
"It will be an honour for me to represent Nigeria at this stage in African football after accepting to play for the country in short a time. I want to take my club form to play at the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.
"I am already focusing on what will happen in South Africa because African football has it own peculiarities. You have to be strong and determined to do well against an African side and I am already turning my mind to the tackles and strong challenges in all the matches.
"But I think I am equal to the task because I am also a strong player. No matter the way you look at the Super Eagles, we have a good team that can win the trophy under an enabling environment.
Moses, I can assure you that you will not have to die on the pitch since Nigerian players have an infectious knack for giving 65% of their best during national duty especially during tournaments like AFCON.
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