NFF President, Alhaji Aminu Maigari, was at his oratorical
best on Sunday afternoon when he addressed the national team currently in action
at the CHAN African Nations Tourney in South Africa after the team’s hard won
victory over the Atlas Lions of Morocco Saturday.
Maigari, who spoke to the players at their Garden Court De
Waal abode after lunch described the team as the proverbial heart of the
Nigerian nation and told them that he has the words of President Goodluck
Jonathan, on due reward for the players even as he said order has been restored
in Nigerian football.
“The top news in Nigeria after your miraculous victory over
Morocco, was the message of President Goodluck Jonathan urging you to go ahead
and win the trophy, with a promise that he will do same if not much more for
the team like he did for the Afcon 2013 Champions. The ball is now in your
court to make the dreams of Mr President come true”, he said.
In one word, Maigari declared thus: “Confidence, belief and
faith help you to overcome the Moroccan opposition and that is the makeup of
the average Nigerian, we expect more of such displays in your subsequent
encounters because you have raised not only my hope and that of the NFF board
but that of the over 160million Nigerians.”.
NFF Technical Committee boss, Barr, Chris Green, said he was
delighted at the performance of the Nigerian team, even describing Coach Keshi
as the best coach in the world at the moment. He alluded the victories of the
team of recent to the peaceful atmosphere that has existed between the
leadership of the NFF and the Eagles coaching crew.
Green said, “some people are gifted, others acquire talent
but the head coach here is both gifted and blessed with acquisition. But I must
tell him that we must not fail Mr. President in bring home the trophy at the
end of the championship”.
Keshi in his remarks at the impromptu event said he was
overwhelmed by the outpouring of praises for him, but quickly added that his
assistant coaches, Dan Amokachi, Houadonou Valere and Ike Shorunmu, as well as
the staff of the team, made of medics, psychologist, security, media,
coordinator and Team Administrator have been the real force of success for the
team. “We are like children from the same mother”, Keshi said.
He promised that the team will not let the nation down in
the remaining two matches of the championship. “We will do our best to justify
the confidence reposed in this team by Mr. President, the NFF and all Nigerians”,
he declared.
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