Chikatara destined for greatness




Chisom Chikatara
Super Eagles coordinator Patrick Pascal believes Nigeria   hat-trick hero Chisom Chikatara   is destined for great things.
The young Abia Warriors forward guided Nigeria to a 4-1 victory over their neighbours Niger in their Group C Rwanda 2016 African Nations Championship opener in Kigali on Monday.
After a barren first half, Enugu Rangers attacker Osadebamwen Okoro put the Eagles ahead a minute into the second half before Chikatara hit the back of the net after 74 minutes. Chikatara added two more goals to emerge as the Man-of-the-Match.
Former Nigeria defender Pascal, who avoided lavishing individual praise on the 21-year-old, is confident the attacker has a bright future ahead of him.
“Chikatara is one of the outstanding players in the domestic league,” Pascal, who was dropped on the eve of the Eagles departure for the 1998 World Cup in France told our correspondent online from Rwanda on Tuesday.
“I’m not surprised by his performance in our first match in the tournament because Chikatara   has proved to be a deadly finisher.
“Only those who don’t follow the domestic league are unaware of his talent.”
The former Belgium-based player, who helped Shooting Stars to the final of the 1996 CAF Champions League, where they lost to Egyptian powerhouse Zamalek, is backing the Eagles to rule CHAN for the first time.
Nigeria did not qualify for the championship for players plying their trade in their football countries’ leagues until the 2014 finals in South Africa. The Eagles won bronze in the tournament won by Libya.
Pascal added, “We need more concentration to win our remaining group games. We must work harder ahead of each game.
“I think we have the quality to win the trophy. But we must not underestimate any opponents in competition. We have a good team.”
Nigeria face Sudan 2011 CHAN champions Tunisia in their second group match on Friday.
Meanwhile, former Abia Warriors coach Ladan Bosso says he is not surprised by Chikatara’s head-turning performance on Monday.
“What we have seen so far is just the tip of the iceberg as Chisom will inflict more pain on opponents as the CHAN progresses,” El-Kanemi manager Bosso said of his former player at Abia Warriors on supersport.comon Tuesday.

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