Leon Balogun defends Nigeria's Afcon chances, and his own reputation

Nigeria defender Leon Balogun bristles, in jocular indignation, when the subject of his lack of pace is broached. He considers it a personal affront, and he quickly rises to his own defence. "I need to correct that," he tells ESPN, just a few weeks out from the Africa Cup of Nations. "I think people are doing me wrong. It is just the way I run so people think I am slower. "But I am unfortunate that I play alongside guys like Ahmed Musa, who are really fast. You cannot believe how fast these guys...

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