The Confederation of African
Football has selected five members of the Super Eagles for the Best Eleven
after Nigeria defeated Burkina Faso 1-0 on Sunday to lift the Nations Cup title
for the third time.
Goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama,
defender Efe Ambrose, midfielder Mikel Obi and forwards Victor Moses and
Emmanuel Emenike were selected to complete a team which also has Cape Verde
Island’s Nando Maria Neves, Mali’s Seydou Keita, Burkina Faso’s Jonathan
Pitroipa, Ghana’s Asamoah Gyan and Ivory Coast’s Arouna Koné and Siaka Tiéné.
Emenike, who won the Top
Scorer award with four goals, was elated after the victory despite not playing
in the final game due to injury.
He said, “Even though I did
not play, I felt the pressure as if I was on the pitch. Starting from the
beginning, Nigerians didn’t believe in us but I thank God today that we’re the
champions. I’m so excited right now. I just want Nigerians to give us more time
to get stronger.
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