By Levinus Nwabughiogu

ABUJA – As the Under 17 FIFA World Cup
tournament kicks off today in Chile, President
Muhammadu Buhari has wished the defending
champions, Golden Eaglets of Nigeria, a fruitful
outing and urged them to bring the cup back
home for the 5th time.

President of Nigeria Muhammadu Buhari
addresses the 70th session of the United
Nations General Assembly September 28, 2015
at the United Nations in New York. AFP
By Levinus Nwabughiogu

ABUJA – As the Under 17 FIFA World Cup
tournament kicks off today in Chile, President
Muhammadu Buhari has wished the defending
champions, Golden Eaglets of Nigeria, a fruitful
outing and urged them to bring the cup back
home for the 5th time.

In a statement by the Senior Special Assistant
on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu
yesterday quoted the President Buhari as urging
the present team to do their “utmost best to
match the outstanding performance of their
victorious predecessors who have won the
competition four times including the inaugural
edition in 1985 and the last tournament in
2013.”

Optimistic that the Golden Eaglets would defeat
United States of America, USA, in their opening
match today, president Buhari also assured
them and their handlers of the full support of
the Federal Government.

The president said he “will follow the team’s
progress through the tournament in Chile with
keen interest and high expectation in the belief
that the boys have the skills, dedication and
determination required to make Nigeria world
champions at the youth level once again.”

He therefore called on the “players to stay
focused, avoid all distractions and put their
globally acknowledged skills, ability and
doggedness on display against the USA
tomorrow (today), Chile on October 20, Croatia
on October 23 and in all their subsequent
matches to win the tournament and give
millions of soccer-loving Nigerians the perfect
end-of-the-year gift.”

Cc: Lalasticlala

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