President Muhammadu Buhari has urged the Nigerian Super Eagles to keep on winning.
Gatekeepers News reports that this was disclosed in a statement signed by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina.
Adesina qouted Buhari to have said this while giving the team a pep talk via video conference ahead of their African Cup Of Nations Round of 16 clash with Tunisia on Sunday.
Buhari spoke with Super Eagles coach Augustine Eguavoen, Captain Ahmed Musa, President of Nigerian Football Federation Amaju Pinnick, and Nigerian Ambassador to Cameroon, Gen Abayomi Olonisakin (retd).
Adesina said Buhari mentioned two of the players, Kelechi Iheanacho and Moses Simon, by name, urging the Super Eagles to continue making Nigerians happy, not only by winning the second round match, but by eventually lifting the trophy.
Buhari said, “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 the technical crew and the players. Please keep doing the country proud.”
Responding, 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.”
