NFF praises Tinubu on fulfilment of pledges to Eagles’ players, officials

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has expressed tremendous gratitude to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the Federal Government for the fulfilment of pledges of houses, national honours and plots of land made to players and officials of the Super Eagles for their runner-up achievement at the 2023 AFCON.

NFF President, Ibrahim Musa Gusau, credited the hefty motivation from the delivery of the promises for the team’s 2-1 victory over Tanzania in their first match of the 35th Africa Cup of Nations finals in Morocco on Tuesday.

“We cannot thank His Excellency, Mr President, enough for the fulfilment of the promises of national honours and houses for the players and officials. We also thank the Chairman of the National Sports Commission, Mallam Shehu Dikko, the Director General of the NSC, as well as members of the Federal Executive Council for their efforts in this regard.

Super Eagles defeat Tanzania 2-1 in AFCON opener

“The presentation of the title documents and certificates was a positive development that has lifted the spirit of players and officials, and we expect even better performances in subsequent matches. The team has picked the first three points, which is important, but we must equally be at our best against Tunisia so that we can pick the Round of 16 ticket before the last round of matches in the group,” Gusau said.

At the presentation of the title documents for the houses, certificates of national honours and confirmation of plots of land were Chairman of the NSC, Mallam Shehu Dikko; NFF President, Alhaji Ibrahim Musa Gusau; a representative from the Presidency, Mrs Nathan-Mash; Comptroller-General of Nigeria Customs Service, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi; Chairman of the Senate Committee on Sports, Senator Abdul Ningi; Chairman of the House Committee on Sports, Hon. Kabiru Amadu; NFF General Secretary, Dr Mohammed Sanusi; Malam Saleh Ahmadu and officials of the Nigeria Embassy in Morocco.