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Nigeria Envoy Honours Bronze-Medallists Flying Eagles in Egypt
The Ambassador of Nigeria to the Arab Republic of Egypt, Ambassador Nura Abba Rimi has honoured the Flying Eagles who won the bronze medals in the just-concluded Africa U20 Cup of Nations tournament in Egypt.
Ambassador Rimi received the entourage of the Nigeria U20 boys at the town hall of the Nigeria Embassy in Cairo, Egypt on Saturday.
The diplomat expressed satisfaction with the performance of the team during the tournament while congratulating players and officials for successfully qualifying for the forthcoming FIFA U20 World Cup finals in Indonesia.
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Rimi further charged the Flying Eagles to make Nigeria proud in the global tournament slated for 20th May – 11th June.
” I am impressed with the outcome of the tournament, I love the zeal put in by everyone both on the field and off the field”
“We believe the team can do better in the World Cup which is coming up in May”.
Responding, NFF General Secretary, Dr. Mohammed Sanusi, represented by Chief Technical Officer and former international player, Garba Lawal commended the Embassy for the support rendered to the team throughout its stay in Cairo, which helped in steering the team to third place and a ticket to the FIFA World Cup.
Also speaking, Flying Eagles Head Coach, Ladan Bosso assured the Nigerian Embassy officials that the team is motivated to do better at the World Cup.
” We will do our very best to fly the country’s flag high during the World Cup.
“We will improve on our errors and come back stronger”.
Nigeria also won the fair play award after an amazing outing in Egypt.
A total of 21 players and 10 officials of the Flying Eagles received a plaque of honour from the diplomat for representing the nation in Egypt.
