The Honourable Minister of Sports
and Chairman of the National Sports Commission, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi has
congratulated the Home-based Super Eagles for qualifying for the CAF African Nations Championship (CHAN) taking place in January 2014 South
Africa.
The team qualified for the
championship for the first-time ever after 4—3 aggregate against the home-based
Elephants of Cote’d’Ivoire. Although the Eagles lost the last match 0-2 against
the Ivoirians, their superior 4-1 victory in the first leg, which took place in
Kaduna earlier, was good enough to ensure qualification for the team.
The Confederation of African
Football (CAF) introduced the CHAN in 2009 and it is strictly for home-based
footballers in the national teams.
The Honourable Minister commended
the players and technical team for a job well done and assured the team of
support as they proceed to the championship.
“ I congratulate the
coaching crew and all the players for the hard work, discipline and brilliance
which ensured that Nigeria has qualified for the CHAN for the first time. I am
particularly pleased with the performance of the footballers who gave their
best in and out of the field. This goes to show the depth and quality of the
Glo Premier League.”
He also noted that the
success of the team has demonstrated that the Eagles’ AFCON win was not a fluke
and an indication that Nigeria is about to dominate African football.
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