President Buhari To Super Eagles: President's Commendation To Super Eagles For Their Performances.


President Muhammadu Buhari Commended super Eagles and gave them a words of encouragement for their performances in the ongoing AFCON, after speaking to the players like the team captain Ahmed Musa and top members of the football officials in the country.

This is done on Sunday morning January 23 in a video conference at presidential Villa Abuja, he says "A Video call this morning with the super Eagles, to thank and encourage them. We are very proud of their exploits In the ongoing AFCON. 

It was a pleasure to speak with coach Augustine Eguavoen, Team captain Ahmed Musa, president of Nigerian football federation (NFF), Amaju Pinnick, and our ambassador to Cameroon, Gen Abayomi Olonisakin (Rtd). 

I told the team, "You've been doing Nigeria proud. You've been winning. Please keep on winning. The federal government is supporting you, and I say thank you to all technical crew and the players. Please keep doing the country proud."

The president gave the talk ahead of their second-round match against Tunisia tonight in the ongoing African Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament. 
He mentioned some key players like Kelechi Iheanacho and Moses Simon, by name, President Buhari urged the Super Eagles to continue making Nigerians happy, not only by winning the second round match, but to eventually lift the trophy.

The respond by Coach Eguavoen said; “We are so excited that His Excellency, President Buhari, has come to speak with us this morning. On behalf of the players and the technical crew, I want to say thank you very much sir
“The group stage has passed, and your speaking to us is a morale booster. Thank you for your support, Mr President, we also thank the Hon. Minister, and the NFF president. We are so privileged, and want to promise that you should just relax, we’ll come out victorious. We won’t let the nation down.”

Also Ambassador Olonisakin  Added "The over 4 million Nigerians living in Cameroon have been giving robust support to the Super Eagles since they arrived Garoua, Cameroon, on January 5, “and they will continue to do so.”


Ahmed Musa, on behalf of the players, also appreciated the President specifically on the privilege they've got,  the fact that they have he (Mr. President's support) in the journey as he said;


“We will make Nigeria proud, now that we have the blessings of the father of the nation,” Musa said.
 

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