Ivory Coast defender and Premier League star Willy Boly believes Nigeria doubt their abilities to beat the Elephants for a second time when they meet in the Africa Cup of Nations final.
The host nation has completed a miraculous comeback at the ongoing AFCON, having gone from the cusp of elimination to now being on the verge of potentially winning their third competition title.
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A team that put the Elephants' tournament aspirations in doubt was the Super Eagles, when their west African neighbours managed to triumph over them 1-0 in their second group-stage match.
On Sunday, however, Ivory Coast will have a chance for revenge, and glory, at the same venue where they lost when the two sides first clashed, the Stade Olympique Alassane Ouattara D'Ebimpe.
Nigeria are still unbeaten at the continental showpiece, but Boly believes the Super Eagles have reservations about beating him and his teammates again.
"I think when we you lose in the group stage its totally different," the Nottingham Forest star told journalists.
"Now it's going to be one game and I think both teams can win.
"I don't think Nigeria is 100% sure they can win the game, now it will be 50-50, and hopefully we are the ones who win this time."
The Elephants will have the chance to match the number of AFCON titles Nigeria have in the final, and the former Wolverhampton Wanderers defender believes winning the competition will be a good way to end off what was once an almost a disastrous campaign.
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"I won't say we have the confidence, but we trust our quality to be able to win this cup," Boly added.
"We're a good team that can win and we know that it's been nine years since we have last won AFCON, so it will be difficult to win it, but when you see how we got here, it was difficult for us and because of this I believe that it will be fantastic for us to win the title."
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