He was accompanied on the visit by Chairman Technical Committee, Barr
Chris Green, Chairman, Media and Publicity of the NFF, High Chief Emeka
Inyama, Executive Committee member and Enyimba Fc boss, Chief Felix
Anyansi Agwu, Assistant Director Media NFF, Demola Olajire, with soccer
Ambassador and immediate past skipper of the national team Nwankwo Kanu
as well as PA to NFF President, Jubril Nasir in tow.
Maigari said he came to reassure the team that majority of Nigerians
still believe in them to deliver and the NFF board has a special place
for the team ahead of their game against Bosnia Herzegovina on Saturday.
“We have heard the barrage of criticisms against you by the same people
who say you are the best in the world only a few days ago, but we know
that it was the same thing that happened at the Nations Cup and helped
to rejuvenate the team. I am certain that those who have criticized you
today, will be the same people that will join to celebrate you in the
coming weeks and it will be to the glory of God and the greatness of
Nigeria”, he declared.
Team Skipper, Joseph Yobo, said he was aware of the criticisms
especially in the social media but declared that the team remains
undaunted and will once again prove critics wrong in their next match.
“We know the football family is behind us, we know the NFF is behind us
and we will not let the nation down when the time comes for us to be
counted among great football nations”.
The NFF President thereafter presented the papers of the landed
properties given to the team by President Goodluck Jonathan following
their triumph at the last Nations Cup in South Africa. Team
Administrator, Dayo Enebi Achor, received the papers for onward
distribution to the players.
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