Niger budget $4m for Nations Cup

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Niger national team have budgeted $4m for next month’s Africa Cup of Nations in South Africa, officials have said. Top Niger FA official Sani Mohamed told MTNFootball.com that this budget is more than double what the country spent on their debut appearance at the competition when it held earlier this year in Equatorial Guinea/Gabon. “We are hopeful our budget of about $4m will be approved by government. This is more than twice what we spent for the 2012 Nations Cup.

Mikel: Nigeria Will Win Cup Of Nations

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Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel is backing Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi to make history by winning the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations as a coach after he won it in 1994 as a player. Mikel has maintained that with good preparation and determination by the players, the Super Eagles could be crowned African champions in South Africa for a third time. However, he has not ruled out a few shocks at the tournament in South Africa, tipping defending champions Zambia and West African islanders from Cape Verde, who knocked out four-time champions Cameroon, to cause a few upsets.
Here's his interview with FIFA.com: