The Benue born player spoke at a post-match news conference on Friday in Abidjan.
”I’m excited we played well and showed great ability and quality; this is what it takes to get to the final,” he said.
“What Nigerians should expect is an outright win
“We will stick to the positive, we are trying to improve our game daily. Nigeria is a good team.”
Ultimately, Nigeria and Equatorial Guinea have now advanced to the next stage of the tournament.
France-based Simon, who plays for FC Nantes, and Amoo of Danish side FC Copenhagen, were the only Nigerians to make the initial list.
FC Nantes forward, Moses Simon, is the sole Nigerian player in the Player of The Year (Men) category, 2022.
The Eagles have now recorded their biggest ever win in history, breaking the previous record of 10-1, against Dahomey (now the Benin Republic) in November 1959.
The Super Eagles will on Friday by 5:00 p.m. play their first game against Liberia at the Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos.
