President Goodluck Jonathan
on Tuesday charged the Super
Eagles of Nigeria to go ahead and beat the Aiglons of Mali in the semi
final clash on Wednesday.
The President made this
call during a tele-conference with players and officials of the Super Eagles
ahead of their semi-final clash today in Durban.
The face-to-face
conference which lasted for about 30-minutes emanated from the State House in
Abuja and saw the President addressing the players and officials, asking after
their health and readiness for today’s game one after the other.
The President told the
team that the Nigerian government on Monday, February 4, 2013, commenced the
centenary
celebration of the amalgamation of the Southern and Northern Protectorates of the country and Lagos Colony, which today is what is called Nigeria.
celebration of the amalgamation of the Southern and Northern Protectorates of the country and Lagos Colony, which today is what is called Nigeria.
He had earlier said in
an address to the team before the commencement of Afcon 2013 that he expects
the Nations Cup trophy to form part of the ongoing celebration of the birth of
Nigeria 100 years ago.
NFF President, Aminu
Maigari promised the President that the players and officials of the Super
Eagles will not let him down in the task of winning the Nations Cup. Keshi
spoke in a similar vein, as well as team skipper, Joseph Yobo.
The President’s
response was simple: “Go, play your part first and leave the rest to us”, he
declared.
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