The Minister of Sports and Chairman of the National
Sports Commission, Bolaji Abdullahi and the President of the Nigeria Football
Federation Aminu Maigari were the unexpected absentees at the Cape Town Stadium
when the Super Eagles took on the Warriors of Zimbabwe in the third place match
of the African Nations Championship yesterday.
The two officials who were in Bloemfontein when the
Eagles lost on penalties to the Black Stars of Ghana Wednesday night left the
Free State capital for Nigeria the morning after.Bolaji-Abdullahi‘’Both of them
were expected to stay, if the Eagles had qualified for the final,’’ a team
official said in Cape Town yesterday morning.
The minister who left soon after handing the players
$100,000 gift gave the impression he was going to Cape Town.
For Maigari, his departure was sudden because he too was
to stay till the end of the tournament. But the NFF hierarchy was represented
by Chris Green, head of the technical committee.
Even members of the Nigeria Football Supporters Club were
not on the stands when the Super Eagles played Zimbabwe as they left Cape Town
hours before the match.
The Eagles eventually defeated Zimbabwe 1-0 to win the
bronze medal.
Libya lifted the trophy after defeating Ghana on
penalties
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Sports minister and Nigeria fans are stupid, so they are conditional supporters? What a bad attitude Naija?what about those that didn't qualify from their group? Rubbish.
ReplyDeleteAbi o,bcos they didnt win,those dat left b4 d time they supoosd 2 leave shuld go n wear jesy n com play afta all they hvnt gone on retiremnt. Pls footballing is a game of luck.mychewwwq
ReplyDeleteThey don't know what they are doing that is why maybe they have plann for the troppy and since they don't win it aftell all they give the plays condition and the meet up so why dod they leave them behide.
ReplyDeleteThat's not true. the Minister rushed back to Nigeria to attend to a very important and pending issue here and don't see anything wrong in what he did.
ReplyDeleteHe promised them 100k dollars if they win Ghana but they didn't win he still went ahead to make true his promise which I think is on a fair side. know body is talking about his kind gesture to the team why? how many minister will make such promises with "IF" and still go ahead to keep his side of the promise even when their own part was not kept.
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