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Nigeria head coach, Stephen Keshi has told supersport.com that his team will be ready for the 2013 Afcon in South Africa after defeating Venezuela 3-1 in a friendly in the USA on Thursday.
In spite of being flattered by his team's win over Venezuela's La Vinotinto, Keshi admitted that the Super Eagles "still have work to do."
The former Mali and Togo coach also believes the win over the South Americans will help the confidence levels of his players as they prepare for the Africa Cup of Nations.
"I can say we will be ready but we still have work to do on the team to give them that look of a squad going for a championship like the Nations Cup," said the 50-year-old Nigerian manager.
"The result against Venezuela was a good one for the team. It will help boost the confidence of the players as we continue to prepare for the Nations Cup. I'll admit to you it wasn't one of the smoothest of games for us but it was good the lads got the result for the sake of their confidence.
"I say it's good for the confidence of the players here because a few of them are new in the team. At the same time, they had just a day or two to train together for the first time before the game."
Nigeria's goals against Venezuela were scored by Brown Ideye, Nosa Igiebor and Ogenyi Onazi while Frank Feltscher scored for the South Americans.
The Super Eagles game against Venezuela is one of several tune-up games on the cards as they prepare to face Burkina Faso, Ethiopia and African champions, Zambia ahead of the 2013 Afcon.
Nigeria are expected to face Angola, Cape Verde and Morocco in international friendly matches in December.
*Source: supersport.co.za
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