France, Jan. 13 -- The 29-year-old, who has featured in Nigeria teams for more than a decade, described the cameraderie as one of the key reasons for their impressive surge through the pool stages and the first two knockout ties.

The Super Eagles - as Nigeria are nicknamed - won all three games in their group and walloped Mozambique 4-0 in the last-16.

On 10 January in Fez, they suffocatedan Algeria team that had also moved through the group stages with a 100 per cent record.

"Of course, at previous Cup of Nations we've done well," said Iwobi, who plays his club football at the English Premier League outfit Fulham.

"But for me,I feel like the difference is the sense of brotherhood, the family environment that we've created for each ot...