France, Dec. 23 -- Under the then boss Jose Peseiro, Nigeria overpowered Cameroon in the last-16, edged past Angola in the quarter-final and rode their luck against South Africa to claim a penalty shootout in the semi-final. Hosts Cote d'Ivoire undid them in the final.

"At the last Cup of Nations, Nigeria set a standard," said Chelle on the eve of his team's opening game in Group C at the 2025 tournament in Morocco against Tanzania.

"But unfortunately, we couldn't get the trophy. But we cannot go below that. The standards are already high, so the team is ready for that and everyone is aware of what happened there."

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