Abuja – The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has urged the Golden Eaglets to create record for themselves and Nigeria by winning U-17 World Cup title for the fifth time.

General-Secretary of NFF, Mohammed Sanusi, gave the charge in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja.


Sanusi said that victory by the Eaglets in Sunday’s final of the tournament in Chile would also be a record for President Muhammadu Buhari.

According to him, Buhari will make history by receiving the trophy as a civilian president, 30 years after he received it as a military head of state, when the Eaglets won the maiden edition of the tournament in 1985 in China.

The young Nigerians on Thursday set up an all-African final with Mali after defeating Mexico 4-2 in one of the semi-final encounters.

Sanusi said that the football house was optimistic that the Eaglets would do the country and the president proud.
“By the grace of God, history will repeat itself.

“President Buhari received the trophy from the Golden Eaglets when he was a military head of state in 1985.
“Now that he is a civilian president, I hope that the team will give him the trophy again,’’ he said.

The NFF scribe said that the Eaglets had everything going for them in the tournament, especially now that it would play an African opponent in the final.

He allayed the fear being expressed by some Nigerians that Mali stood a better chance to win the trophy having won the 2015 Africa U-17 championship in Niger Republic, early in the year.

He said, “Golden Eaglets are not afraid of opposition; the Eaglets have respect for every team but do not fear them because we know that football is about eleven players on each side.

“However, you need to respect your opponent for you also to be respected but that does not mean that you will over respect them in the field of play.

“I knew how good this team is after it participated in a four-nation tournament in Korea.

“The team defeated Brazil and Argentina at that tournament; it was a morale booster for us and that was why the inferiority complex in some of our players disappeared.

“There is no under-dog in football; if you think you can overrun an opponent easily, then, you might be in for a shocker”.

Sanusi urged Nigerians to continue to pray for the team to enable it complete its assignment by winning the trophy.

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For Nigeria not Buhari

Yea

Am scared it's like over confidence an complacency will sell us out

Yes they should.

Wow! There is nothing we no go hear for nija

obum88:
Wow! There is nothing we no go hear for nija

honestly o.

So na Buhari go be their motivation?

i see

Yes o! Nigerians and Baba deserves it...








Because he is driving Nigeria towards the right direction.

. Make thunder wey no get break fire NFF na only dullard get this country mchewwwwww

Mr. NFF secretary general, who tell u say Buhari dey watch football or he even cares if they win or lose? Baba is too busy cleaning d mess "our brother" from Otuoke left behind to care about some under-17 tournament. Boys, do it for yourselves. Do it for ur families and ur unborn kids

For Buhari or for Nigerians ?

Go Eaglets , Make Nigeria proud !

Bring this cup home... Again !

Up

Win for your country, your family

kennygee:

honestly o.
So na Buhari go be their motivation?

Noooo na buhari go enter field go play na.

They have gotten this far so they will definately win. .. BABA GOD dey

ok

For Buhari or Nigerians? TF

Very dumb ab0ki! Why should they create record for dullard that never appreciated nor support them? Has dullardpo even put a call across to congratulate them for reaching finals like GEJ used to do?

I wonder what this mumu sec gen of NFF has contributed to football that made him occupy that position and politicize it if not the kind of tribal politics u find in Nigeria

Why won't they when Nigeria is fond of using "old boys" to play U-17? As far as I am concerned all under-17,20, etc championship in this world is a scam. The really football lies with the Super Eagles' level where Nigerian side keeps fumbling and struggling to cope.

Nonesence!!! what record has buhari created for Nigerians since he took over government??

Foolish NFF,
* Have you checked the latest super Eagles Rankings?
*When was the last time a Nigerian became African Footballer of the year 1999


Yeye dey smell
Leave those boys and Amunike alone.

Go Eaglets!.....NFF wan use the boys heads increase their budget for 2016!

and will that enhance the body language?

Win for Nigerians.

That name is synonymous with failure and should nt be mentioned alongside our high flying Golden eaglets,be guided whoever post this.

Is booohari the only person they're representing? Nonsense.

Kk

NFF asslicking presidency since 1400AD...... What has buhari got to do with this guys playing well to bring back the Trophy to the whole nations