BY EDMOND ODOK – President Muhammadu Buhari has praised the Super Eagles for making Nigerians proud and keeping hope alive at the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament in Cameroon.
By winning all their Group D matches and advancing to the round of 16 at the championship in an impressive fashion, the President said the nation is hopefully looking forward to a total of seven emphatic wins in the competition
In a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, the President urged the Coach Austin Eguavoen-led team to maintain and even surpass the terrific form that made them leaders in the group stage.
The statement further said the President trusts that the positive reputation of good sportsmanship the travelling fans, sportswriters, and the football team have so far demonstrated in Cameroon will continue to enliven the importance of sports, particularly football, as an enabler of development, peace, tolerance, friendship, and cooperation.
According to the statement, President Buhari wishes the Super Eagles the very best as the tournament progresses, pledging his administration’s continued support of the efforts by international, regional, and national football organisations to use the sport as a tool for building a better and more peaceful world.
