Ivory Coast hold a slight edge over Nigeria at Cup of Nations tournament clashes, winning two and losing one of five meetings that produced a meagre seven goals.
The Super Eagles lost to the Elephants in the 2006 and 2008 tournaments in Egypt and Ghana respectively.
But Mikel Obi insists Nigeria can prove their doubters wrong by beating the Ivorians in Rustenburg.
"Playing against Ivory Coast is going to be both tough and exciting and some of our opponents are my friends, especially Didier Drogba," Mikel told reporters Tuesday night.
"People who write off Nigeria do so at their peril. This is a knock-out match that we can definitely win.
"The media keep reminding us that Ivory Coast are unbeatable - we shall see.
"Ethiopia was a do-or-die game for us and we did really well, especially in the second half.
"Having conceded late equalisers against Burkina Faso and Zambia, we told the defence to improve their concentration and they did."
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