By Ay0mide Tayo
Super Eagles striker, Emmanuel Emenike says that despite scoring the first goal of the Super Eagles at the African Cup of Nations tournament in South Africa, his best is yet to come.
The Spartak Moscow striker opened his AFCON goal account when he scored against Burkina Faso in the 23rd minute. In an interview with MTNFootball.com, Emenike said that he hasn’t reached his peak yet.
“I have never lost my self-belief and I will still like to say that my best is yet to be seen. I will always keep getting better in the team and score important goals like this” he said.
Despite scoring early in the match against Burkina Faso, the Super Eagles conceded a goal in the 94th minute which saw the match end in a draw. Emenike revealed that the Super Eagles were not disappointed by the draw. He however said that the team should be focused for the extremely important match against the defending champions, Zambia.
“It was not as we had hoped (draw vs Burkina Faso), but that is football for you. We don’t need to be down cast, we just need to remain focused and work harder for the next game against Zambia. The draw was not really what we wanted and not too good for us, so we must step up and we must show more character” he said.
“We are still on course to progress to the next round. And I believe the draw with Burkina Faso will make us to be more ruthless and take our chances against Zambia”.
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