Nigeria's Amputee football team known as Special Eagles, has arrived in Angola for the 2019 Africa Amputee Football Cup of Nations.

The 15-man team, which has decried neglect from the government, managed to arrive in Angola through air tickets procured on credit from an agent.

The team would also be participating in the tournament with jerseys, tracksuits, boots and other vital items all procured on credit.

Speaking on arrival in Angola, President of the Nigeria Amputee Football Federation, Suleiman Isah, appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari for urgent support of the team.

He said, “It is tough for us but we needed to make this trip to keep hope alive for the amputees who had decided to counter their physical disability by engaging in sports.

“They have been absent from the Africa Nations Cup for nine years because there was no funding. It will devastate the boys badly if they missed this edition again.

“Unfortunately, the only support we got was from the Nigeria Football Federation and it is not enough to cover the cost of flight tickets, forcing us to drop some players.

“We got tickets on credit just as we also procured jerseys, tracksuits, boots and other equipment on credit.

“Worse is that we don’t even have a dime to give to the players as allowances both at the competition and on return.

“We are hoping that the Ministry of Sports will approve some aid for us but we are not certain.”

The Nigerian amputee football team will open their campaign against Liberia on Friday before meeting Cameroon, Tanzania, Sierra Leone and host Angola in subsequent matches.

Recall that last year the amputee team were involved in an auto crash while on their way for a football competition in Abuja.


Source: https://gidifeed.com/nigerian-amputee-team-goes-to-angola-with-flight-ticketsjerseyboots-on-credits/

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Even these ones are not spared.

Did I Hear someone say attach Tacha to the entourage and their plight will come to light...

NFF and NFA do not recognize that sport hence the neglect and their association is not registered with the sport ministry.

Lol.... Nigeria is one of the worst countries or earth..if not the worst....
Corrupt political leaders.. dumb ass followrs, demented youths, crazy and thieving religious leaders,bad educational system, demented health system,

Haaa!!
e don reach like this?

Came to see the picture of all the things you mentioned

Success is yours!

Anytime I see humans with one leg or hand doing Great things, I tend to hate Fulani and Hausa beggers even more.
They wake every morning with fat rosary looking shiits on one hand why the other hand is stretched at u begging for 50 naira....
Or they send their little peasants to start chasing u

ola33t:
One of them looks like osinbanjo.

They are also human beings and deserve to enjoy life too. I wish them the best.

Osibande

We 're all enjoying the nextlevel

na country be this? SMH...... E just be like say make i ....... the president and sport minister like this for face.

Wetin remain again to see for this APC/Buhari government? Athletes buying credit while representing this country? Tufiakwa!

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ola33t:
One of them looks like osinbajo.

They are also human beings and deserve to enjoy life too. I wish them the best.

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I know say they get the right to spend their money anyhow oh but This is where our celebrities suppose show themselves. 10 of them fit raise 30million for these guys.

make we just forget our government(both past and present) all we know be say e go better one day oh.

GO ON SPECIAL EAGLES, MAKE YOURSELVES PROUD.

Many Nairalanders insulted Tammy Abraham when he chose to play for Britain over Nigeria.

Today -- just few hours after the Tammy thread made front page -- we're seeing another thread about amputees getting ignored by the Ministry of Sports.

Can you now all see why Tammy chose UK over Nigeria?

And us all blaming tomato for ignoring your useless asses.

Cursed Country...untrul we know we v a problem. We are all animals..

There us no excuse for our barkwardness

The first guy on the left was my course mate from department of demography and social statistics, OAU. 2017 graduating set. His name is Sunday, big up man we are behind u one love from Dss/2012/028

Bonatheripper:
Anytime I see humans with one leg or hand doing Great things, I tend to hate Fulani and Hausa beggers even more.
They wake every morning with fat rosary looking shiits on one hand why the other hand is stretched at u begging for 50 naira....
Or they send their little peasants to start chasing u

You are angry at the one with one leg. What of the one with 2 leg amd 2 hands that is not sick and not old

Brainless brain I sight u boss,more blessings dear

Goodluck obieze.go there and make us proud.

Fideo:
The first guy on the left was my course mate from department of demography and social statistics, OAU. 2017 graduating set. His name is Sunday, big up man we are behind u one love from Dss/2012/028

why not add his feat as the best graduating student from our greatest department � who's this by the way?

I just hope President Buhari will yield to their plea, they should not be allowed to suffer being that they are handicap.

Hmmmm

And some one relocated to the stadium to deceive the gullible

Kkings11:
I know say they get the right to spend their money anyhow oh but This is where our celebrities suppose show themselves. 10 of them fit raise 30million for these guys.

make we just forget our government(both past and present) all we know be say e go better one day oh.

GO ON SPECIAL EAGLES, MAKE YOURSELVES PROUD.

You said everything I wanted to say!!! Except the fact that they should make themselves and people like me proud.

oluwanimoduroty:
why not add his feat as the best graduating student from our greatest department � who's this by the way?

yes o, he was the best graduating student of our set

Just imagine,permit me to say our NFF is d 2nd corrupt body wit it headquarter in NNPC,Bleep d gaddam asshole kan3

PrincessGift:
Brainless brain I sight u boss,more blessings dear

that NCFFA guy