AFCON 2025: Yaya Touré Hails Super Eagles As Most Impressive Team Of The Tournament

AFCON 2025: Yaya Touré hails Super Eagles as most impressive team of the tournament Morocco/Nigeria Former Ivory Coast and Manchester City legend Yaya Touré has named Nigeria’s Super Eagles the most impressive team at the just-concluded Africa Cup of Nations 2025, even though they failed to lift the trophy. His comments come amid a wave of praise for the Nigerian side’s exciting attacking football and strong campaign. Premium Times Nigeria
Touré, speaking to football media, highlighted Nigeria’s ambitious style of play, high goal tally and tactical maturity as the key reasons behind his verdict. Despite exiting the competition at the semi-final stage a defeat to hosts Morocco on penalties the Super Eagles finished with one of the tournament’s most potent attacks. Super Eagles’ AFCON campaign highlights Nigeria scored 14 goals, among the highest in the tournament, and were defensively solid until the later stages, impressing Touré with their overall balance and attacking intent.
Though they missed out on the title, the team’s performances earned admiration from pundits and former greats alike.
Former Super Eagles star Garba Lawal also praised head coach Eric Chelle for introducing dynamic tactics that helped shape Nigeria’s identity at AFCON. Touré singled out the Nigerian squad’s quality, naming them above other elite African sides for the way they played throughout the competition a testament to Nigeria’s rising status on the continent’s football stage.