African Nations Cup Is Around The Corner, Can Nigeria Win It?

The 2008 African Cup of Nations will be the 26th edition of the African Cup of Nations, the football championship of Africa. It will be hosted by Ghana. Just like in 2006, the field of sixteen teams will be split into four groups of four. Ghana won the right to host the tournament after defeating a Libyan bid 9-3 in a vote among Confederation of African Football (CAF) executive committee members in Cairo. South Africa withdrew their bid after winning the right to host the 2010 World Cup. The tournament will be held between January 20 and February 10, 2008.

[edit] Qualified teams
13 of the 16 teams have been determined.

 Ghana as hosts.
 Côte d'Ivoire as group 1 winner.
 Nigeria as group 3 winner.
 Sudan as group 4 winner.
 Cameroon as group 5 winner.
 Angola as group 6 winner.
 Senegal as group 7 winner.
 Guinea as group 8 winner.
 Namibia as group 10 winner.
 Zambia as group 11 winner.
 Morocco as group 12 winner.
 Tunisia as one of the best runners-up.
 South Africa as one of the best runners-up.
The final 3 spots will be decided in the weekend of 12-14 October 2007:

Group 2 winner:  Egypt,  Burundi or  Botswana
Group 9 winner:  Mali,  Togo or  Benin
Last best runners-up spot:  Uganda or  Benin

Can Nigeria win it? Please give us your thought. please tell us why they can win or won't win it. this is a case study for my thesis. Thanks

can they win it?YES
will they win it?NO