Super Eagles celebrate after beating Sao Tome and Principe 6-0 in UyoFootball fans in Bauchi have urged the Super Eagles to step up their game as they move into the round of 16 at the ongoing African Cup of Nations (Afcon).The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Super Eagles beat Guinea-Bissau with a lone goal on Monday at the Stade Felix Houphouet Boigny in Abidjan.The victory ensured the Eagles booked their ticket into the round of 16 of the tournament.In a separate interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Bauchi on Tuesday, some of the football fans urged the Eagles to improve in their all-round performance to advance from the round of 16 into the quarterfinal state.Mr Umar Saidu, Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Bauchi Council, said the match between the Eagles and Guinea was entertaining.“It was a good match, we thank God that we qualified to the next knockout stages, but we missed a lot of scoring chances.“Also the aggressiveness of the players in trying to score was lacking, they need to improve if we really want to zoom into the quarter final.“Considering that there were no minor countries now in football, the so-called big teams were shocked in this Nations cup,” Saidu said.Another enthusiast commentator, Mr Ishola Michael commended the Super Eagles for winning the match against Guinea-Bissau.“Though Super Eagles won the match, it was not impressive enough; the attack was not sharp enough, but the midfield and defence rose to the occasion.If we must progress to the next stage of the tournament, something must be done about the attack.
Super Eagles won by luck,” he told NAN.Another sports analyst, Mr Nasiru Ibrahim, lauded the Eagles’ efforts by defeating Guinea-Bissau 1-0.“A