Former Super Eagles Captain and head coach, Sunday Oliseh has warned the team to be wary of the Bafana Bafana of South Africa.
Oliseh advised the team to put up their best performance against the fast South Africans, saying the South Africans are a dangerous counter-attacking side.
Jose Peseiro’s men will be up against the Bafana Bafana in an AFCON semi-final tie at the Stade de la Paix in Bouakke on Wednesday by 6pm Nigerian time.
The former midfielder also advised the Super Eagles not to allow the game to drag into a penalty shootout.
“South Africa are compact and dangerous when they go forward,” Oliseh said on a Channels TV programme.
“When they go forward, they can hurt us.
“And we should not allow the game to go to a penalty shootout because of the aura around the heroics of the goalkeeper.
“He saved four penalties and the Super Eagles must have watched that.”
South Africa and Nigeria last met at the AFCON in the 2000 edition which Nigeria co-hosted with Ghana.
The Super Eagles won the semi-final tie 2-0 with Tijani Babangida scoring a brace.