Much-maligned Peseiro defies critics with Nigeria at AFCON

Nigeria's run to this Sunday's Africa Cup of Nations final against hosts Ivory Coast is a personal triumph for coach Jose Peseiro, the veteran from Portugal who had been the subject of stinging criticism in the run-up to the tournament.No team can win that way," Peseiro told AFP at Nigeria's Abidjan base just before they faced Ivory Coast in their second match.

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