Ahead Mali clash, Buhari inspires Eaglets

In from Nifemi Daniel . . . .
Ahead of the title defence, President Muhammadu Buhari, on Saturday charged the Golden Eaglets to defeat their Malian counterparts in the final of the FIFA U-17 World Cup Chile billed for Sunday.
President Buhari while speaking with the players and officials of the team via Skype on Saturday tasked them to win the Cup again and make the country proud.

According to the NFF, “His Excellency took his turn to speak with each and every player and official, thanking them for a job well done so far and urging them to do everything humanly possible to emerge victorious (against Mali) in order to set Nigeria on the path of glory.”

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Eaglets’ Head Coach, Emmanuel Amuneke and captain Kelechi Nwakali assured that the team will give everything needed to win the trophy in order to “bring smiles to the faces of our people.”
“It is a great pleasure speaking with you, Mr. President, and we want to assure you that we are going to do our best against Mali on Sunday to successfully defend the trophy,” Amuneke enthused.
The session ended with a soul-lifting rendition of the National Anthem together with Mr. President.

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