The Federal Government will make the present
set of Super Eagles players the first inductees
into the National Sports Hall of Fame.
Sports Minister and Chairman of the National
Sports Commission, Mallam Bolaji Abdulahi,
disclosed this on Thursday night while addressing players and officials of the team.
The Hall of Fame was recently approved by
President Goodluck Jonathan. The Minister, who spoke to the team at their
Garden Court Hotel abode in Milpark, South
Africa, also said that the government has
mapped out a heroic welcome for the team
next Monday. He was accompanied to the
event by the National Football Federation (NFF) President, Aminu Maigari and other
important figures in Nigeria sports
administration. He described the pride of the government at
the exploits of the team so far at the African
Cup of Nations and urged them to complete
the job by winning the trophy. “Victory is not everything but victory is the
only thing”, he declared, echoing American
football coach Vince Lombardi as he
challenged them to go all out for victory in
the final against the Stallions of Burkina Faso
in Soweto on Sunday. Maigari, on his part, thanked the government
at the highest levels for the huge support the
team has been receiving so far, saying that all
obligations to the team has been met, thanks
to express approval by the government at all
spheres. The NFF President revealed that he has
already received words from President
Jonathan of another tele-conference with
the team before the final, as the last one had
highly motivated the players and the
President feels they need his tonic to excel in Sunday’s grand finale. Head Coach Stephen Keshi, spoke in a similar
vein, noting that the team has come too far in
the competition to let its guard down. Skipper Joseph Yobo thanked the Minister for
being there for his team, and assured that the
team has resolved to unite and conquer the
Nations Cup trophy for Nigeria. “We will not let Mr. President who has been so
supportive down and we cannot let our
families and the people of Nigeria down,” he
said. “We are certain that the trophy will be
won fair and square on Sunday.” speaking today, midfield star, John Mikel Obi,
declared that the strength of the Nigerian
team is the togetherness and unity that have
been missing in the squad in the past. “We are together, united and playing for each
other and that has accounted for where we
are today. All credit must go to the coach who
took a gamble on a very young squad,
because I’m just 25 years old but am looking
like the oldest in the team. This team will not only win the trophy on Sunday for the
Nigerian people but will win many more
trophies for a long time to come”.
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