A former coach of the Super Eagles, Christian Chukwu, has tasked the team not relax, following their victory over Seychelles as they still have more grounds to cover in order to qualify for the African Cup of Nations (AFCON).

Chukwu made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja.

“Nigeria of course will qualify for the Nations cup, but the team should not relax because they beat Seychelles. They should work harder to win other matches ahead, especially against countries like South Africa, “Chukwu said.

The former coach also called for more inclusion of home-based players in the team to boost the success of the team.

Recalled that the Super Eagles on Sept. 8 defeated Seychelles 3-0 in an away AFCON second qualifying match.

However, the former coach urged Nigerians not assess the Super Eagles’ performance against the Seychelles team to rate them in the ongoing AFCON qualifiers.

According to him, only stronger teams like Libya and South Africa can be used as true tests of the super Eagles’ form.

Hence he expressed optimism that the Super Eagles would qualify for the African cup of Nations (AFCON) in Cameroon.