, former Super Eagles and AS Monaco forward, has cautioned the Nigerian national football team to be vigilant against the threat posed by South Africa.
The Super Eagles are winless in two games and will look to recover from their poor start to the World Cup qualifiers. Nigeria is currently third in Group C of the CAF World Cup qualifiers, one point below South Africa and two points behind leaders Rwanda.This will be the two sides’ second meeting in recent months after their semi-final clash at the 2024 Africa Cup of Nations , which was played in Ivory Coast, where Nigeria emerged victorious via a penalty shootout.
Now a member of the technical committee of the Nigeria Football Federation , Ikpeba was a member of the Super Eagles team at the FIFA World Cups in 1994, where he played, and in 1998, where he scored the lone goal against Bulgaria in the second game. Ikpeba also played a pivotal role in winning the 1994 African Nations Cup.
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