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The Belgian who guided Burkina Faso to the final in 2013 before losing to Nigeria also believes that the spirit, performance and mentality against Tanzania must be carried coming into the game.
Uganda Cranes head coach Paul Put believes if the team performs to the level they did against Tanzania, they can beat Nigeria.
The Cranes must beat the Super Eagles in Fes to stand a chance of reaching the knock out phase of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.
“We are facing a very a good team which played last edition’s final and have also performed very well collecting maximum points so far,” Put told the press at the Complexe Sportif des Fes.
“I know the players have no other solutions but to give their best. It is going to be hard, it is going to be difficult but in football, everything is possible,” he added.
The Belgian who guided Burkina Faso to the final in 2013 before losing to Nigeria also believes that the spirit, performance and mentality against Tanzania must be carried coming into the game.
“Against Tanzania, I think we played a good game. Unfortunately, we didn’t win but that gives you a good feeling to face Nigeria because you need to come on the field with a good feeling and be confident.
“If you are not confident, you can’t face a good team like Nigeria without those elements, it is always very complicated.
“The performance was good; the spirit was good and the mentality as well so I think players need to perform on the level they did against Tanzania.”
Uganda sit bottom of Group C with one point but victory against Super Eagles will give them chance to finish amongst the four best third placed teams.