President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has urged the Super Eagles of Nigeria to improve their performance in the ongoing AFCON tournament, at Abidjan Ivory Coast.

Bola Tinubu conveyed his message to the players via a Zoom call, through the Minister of Sports John Enoh on Wednesday night in Abidjan.

I had a meeting with the President yesterday. I went to the villa for something else and the President cornered me and said we (Eagles) managed to qualify and I said that’s how we are going to keep going until we win the tournament.

"He said that I should tell the players that he wasn’t too impressed with the last match but he knows that now that they are off the group stages, they are going to impress him more.

"That’s what the President told me and it means that the President is actually watching your matches. Would you believe this? And the President is urging you and also showing an understanding of the game because he knows that there is a lot of caution at the group stage and from the round of 16, you are going to be more impressive.

"I remember that in 2022 in Cameroon, Egypt as a country struggled to qualify but they went ahead to play the finals", the Minister said.

Recall that the Super Eagles of Nigeria are through to the round of 16 after a 1 nil victory over Guinea-Bissau, registering a total of 7 points in the group stages. However, the Eagles scored just a single goal from open play (Osimhen's equalizing strike against Equatorial Guinea).