Brighton and Hove Albion defender, Leon Balogun says he is very much in love with the group which the Super Eagles have found themselves in the African Cup of Nations, Completesports.com reports..
The Super Eagles were drawn in Group B of the 2019 AFCON alongside the trio of Guinea, Madagascar and Burundi.
On his verified Twitter account, Balogun wrote: “Group B it is – love the sound of that letter. Looking forward to get started, #Afcon2019.
“What do you think about our group and the draw in general? Most boring/exciting group?,” the 30-year-old tweted.
Meanwhile, the Super Eagles’ opening game in the group will be against Burundi.
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Superb player Balogun. Nigerians world over love n appreciate you. Reminds me of late baba Keshi n Chairman Christian Chukwu, same style, sweeping from defence to attack. We all know your not being in Brighton match day squads is not for football reason, for we know what Brighton is all about while you are what God has made u to be, man dem.
My bro, God be with you. I completely agreed with you. You said it all.
Balo, the injury proned defence man, has shown himself to be Eagles expereinced and reliable defender in over a year and half, helping the SE secured qualification for Russia 2018, with a decent appearance, and more recently AFCON 2019 in Egypt. Aderemi Leon Balogun might not have a good run of games for club due to happenstances of injuries yet his performance for Nigeria has been heroic and awesome; he is gentle, calculative and reliable.
The SE would be counting on his experience for a successful outing at the AFCON, barring any injuries or loss of form.