AFCON 2023: Buhari's Ex-Aide Bashir Ahmad Predicts Super Eagles' Route to Final
- A former presidential aide, Bashir Ahmad, has made a strong prediction about the Super Eagles' next match
- This was after Nigeria scaled through to the next round of 16 after defeating Guinea-Bissau
- Ahmad's tweet has got Nigerians talking, with many telling the strikers what they should do better to emerge victorious in their remaining matches and bring the trophy home
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Bashir Ahmad, the former special assistant on digital communications to ex-president Muhammadu Buhari, has released an update regarding the next fixtures of the Super Eagles at the ongoing 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Cote D'Ivoire.
Source: Facebook
The former presidential aide posted the prediction on his X account on Monday, January 22.
According to Ahmad, Nigeria's Super Eagles team will battle against another club on Saturday, January 27, at Stade Felix Houphoet-Boigny, a multi-purpose stadium in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire.
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Based on his prediction, the Eagles will face the second-place team in Group C, which will be one of Cameroon, Senegal, or Guinea.
Ahmad tweeted thus:
"Since Nigeria finished second in their group A, their route to the final will be as follows:
Round of 16
Saturday 27 January, 2024: Nigeria v 2nd Place of Group C
Kick off: 8:00pm local GMT and local
Venue: Stade Felix Houphoet-Boigny
Quarter-final
Friday 2 February, 2024: Nigeria v Winner of 1st Place Group D v 3rd Place Group B/E/F
Kick off: 05:00pm local GMT and local
Venue: Stade Felix Houphoet-Boigny
Semi-final
Wednesday 7 February, 2024: Nigeria v Winner of Quarter-Final 3
Kick off: 05:00pm local GMT and local
Venue: Stade De La Paix
Final
Sunday 11 February January, 2024: Nigeria v Winner of Semi-Final 1
Kick off: 08:00pm local GMT and local
Venue: Stade Olympique Alassane Ouattara
Ahmad's prediction comes after Nigeria qualified for the next round (round of 16) after beating Guinea-Bissau 1-0 at Abidjan.
The only goal of the encounter was an own goal by Opa Sangante in the 36th minute, BBC reported.
KCee wins N11.7m after Nigeria Beat Ivory Coast
In another related development, Legit.ng reported that Nigerian singer KCee has benefited from the Super Eagles' victory against Ivory Coast.
On January 17, 2024, the Limpopo hitmaker made news when he bet N3 million on his country to defeat Cote d'Ivoire.
He posted the pictorial evidence, stating that if Super Eagles win Group A's second match, the whopping sum of N11.7 million would be his.
In the joyous video he posted on Instagram, Kcee jumped for joy alongside singer Teni, who cheered him on for his daring move.
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