Nigeria: Afcon - Eagles Under Pressure, Yobo Admits

21 January 2013

SUPER Eagles Skipper, Joseph Yobo has admitted that the Nigerians will be under pressure when they flag-off their Africa Cup of Nations campaign against Burkina Faso today at the Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit.

The two-time former champions, who were absent at the last tourney jointly hosted by Equatorial Guinea and Gabon, return to the summit of African football at AFCON 2013and while speaking at a news conference held yesterday, the former Everton centre-back, said that the strong desire of Nigerians for the team to win in South Africa and the players' quest for success have put tremendous pressure on them.

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