Super Eagles, at the State House Council Chambers
The President of Nigeria, Bola Tinubu has hosted the National football team, Super Eagles, at the State House Council Chambers.
Reporters observed that all team members and officials were in attendance, as Tuesday’s encounter comes days after the Super Eagles lost to Côte d’Ivoire at the final of the 2024 Africa Cup of Nations.
In a statement he released after the match, Tinubu had commended the team, the coach, the crew, and the entire management team of the Super Eagles for their “hard work, assiduity, and sacrifice to get to the final of the tournament.
Tinubu had also acknowledged the hurdles they consistently surpassed with steadily improving performance as they pulled through to the finals.
The President had also urged Nigerians to be of good cheer, stressing that the country won a great victory in the hearts of Africa and the world by showing great determination in the field of play.
He said; “Let this passing event not dispirit us, but bring us together to work harder. We are a great nation bound as one by the green-white-green banner of resilience, joy, hope, duty, and untiring love.
