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  Ahead of the West African Football Union Under-20 football tournament, scheduled to hold in Cotonou, Benin Republic, from Saturday, December 5th, 2020, to Sunday, December 20th, 2020, the Nigerian Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Mr Sunday Dare and the Nigeria Football Federation has charged the Flying Eagles to go all out for the win when hostilities begin.
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During a visit to the team’s training ground in Abuja, Mr Dare urged the players to make Nigeria proud by emerging champions.
‘The Flying Eagles have always made us proud, go there and make Nigerians proud. We believe you are young, talented and determined. Your coaches have impacted much on you, go there and come back victorious.’ Mr. Sunday Dare
In a similar vein, the General Secretary of the Nigeria Football Federation, Dr Mohammed Sanusi during a visit to the team’s training ground on Monday, November 30th, 2020, congratulated players selected for the tournament and urged them to use the platform to prove their worth in Benin Republic. Dr Sanusi also assured the players and entire technical crew of settled welfare packages as they look to make the nation proud.
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‘I must, first of all, congratulate you for being selected among all the players that came to try out for selection to represent Nigerian in the WAFU competition. You must use this as a springboard to show your coaches and Nigerians that it was not a mistake that you were picked to represent the country… You are not just representing yourselves and your families, but Nigerians who will look up to you to do the nation proud… The NFF is also working towards making sure all your entitlements due to you are settled. You must be focused on the task at hand while you can rest assured of our total support.’ Dr Mohammed Sanusi
Set to depart the nation on Friday, November 5th, the Flying Eagles will play their first game against Cote d’ Ivoire on Sunday, December 6th. Sources: Complete Sports Busybuddies Featured Image Source: Football Galore Media
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This article was first published on 3rd December 2020

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