Nigerian president, Muhammadu Buhari as
disclosed his intentions to redeem the
unfulfilled pledge he made to the victorious
Golden Eaglets in 1985. He made this vows
when he hosted the team at the Dodan barracks
on their arrival from China where the tournament held. READ ALSO: President Buhari Pictured With 1985 U-16 Squad Buhari with the ’85 Golden Eaglets A press statement signed by his media
spokesperson Shehu Garba quoted the President
that he was not aware of that states did not go by
his order that year: “It is a pity that those promises were never fulfilled. “It is unfortunate that our players, who did us
proud on the world stage went unrewarded for
their efforts, despite a presidential directive to the
state administrators that they be honored in their
home states.” He apologized to the players who were unable to
get the promised items and assure them of
compliance this time around: “I apologize for
whatever embarrassment and disillusionment in
your country these raised and then dashed hopes
may have caused you. My government will do all within its power to remedy the situation,” he
assured.However, a former Golden Eaglets player, Jonathan
Akpoborie urged the president via his facebook
page to redeem the pledge made to the team in
1985: “As we celebrate our new Golden Eaglets, I am
reminding Mr president of promises he made to this
team in this picture 30 years ago. Thank you sir. The Nigerian Golden Eaglets retain the FIFA won
FIFA U-17 tournament back-to-back on Sunday in
Chile.