By John Egbokhan
Super Eagles two-goal hero in Wednesday’s 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match against Sudan, Ahmed Musa has retained the belief that the African champions can still qualify for the tournament.

Nigeria’s forward Ahmed Musa (C) is congratulated by teammates after scoring a goal during the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying football match between Nigeria and Sudan on October 15, 2014 in Abuja. AFP PHOTO

The CSKA forward, scored the opening and winning goals in the 3-1 victory over Sudan at the Abuja National Stadium, to give Nigeria a slim hope of  qualifying for next year’s continental showpiece.

With the Eagles, who have four points, trailing Congo, with seven points and South Africa, with eight points, in the race to pick the two direct tickets to play in Morocco, Musa said that the Eagles would  not give up in their chase of an AFCON ticket.

“We will fight till the very end to get the ticket. We know it is not going to be easy but you can be sure that we will not go down without fighting because as defending Africans, we want to qualify and defend our crown”, said Musa, who urged fans to be patient with team in their search for the qualification ticket.

“Our fans need to continue supporting us because we need them and without their support, we cannot do it. Their support is very important and we hope that they will stand by us throughout this campaign”, said Musa.