Super Eagles officials led by Head Coach, Stephen Okechukwu
Keshi will literarily return to school this week as they take part in a FIFA
organized World Cup seminar strictly for the Brazil 2014 World Cup, holding in
June this year.
Apart from Keshi, other officials who departed Nigeria for
Brazil on Sunday night are team Administrator, Dayo Enebi Achor, team doctor;
Ibrahim Gyaran, Media Officer of the team; Ben Alaiya, Chief Security Officer,
ACP Abubakar Baba, Scribe of the NFF Security Committee, Christian Emeruwa and
Chuks Alizor of the NFF Marketing Department.
FIFA is organizing the course to prepare officials of the qualified
nations for Mundial 2014 for high level of professionalism and service delivery
during the summer World Cup. Coaches of all 32 qualified nations and other
relevant officials will be in the Brazilian city of Florianopolis
for the weeklong seminar.
Meanwhile, the national team has hailed President Goodluck Jonathan
for the wonderful reception he granted the team last Thursday in Abuja, for
coming third at the recently held CHAN African Nations tournament in South
Africa.
Team Captain, Chigozie Agbim and Administrator, Dayo Enebi
Achor, said the team was humbled by the reception given to the team adding that
nobody expected it, which goes to show once again that President Jonathan holds
the team not only in high esteem but has a passion for sport, particularly
football and the Super Eagles. “We are very delighted and on the part of the
players we hope to bring more joy to Mr President and the nation because he has
always showed us love”, Agbim said.
On his part Achor said apart from NFF President, Alhaji
Aminu Maigari, love for the team, President Jonathan ranks equal with his
fatherly love for the team. “He visits the team when we are preparing for major
competitions and he always rewards us even when we don’t meet his expectation.
We must say thank you to Mr. President”, he said.
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