Buhari Tasks Golden Eaglets: Bring Back The World Cup

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday extended his best wishes for a triumphant outing to the Golden Eaglets of Nigeria. The team is in Chile to participate in this year’s under-17 FIFA World Cup tournament scheduled to start today. President Buhari, in a statement by the Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu urged the Golden Eaglets to do their utmost best to match the outstanding performance of their victorious predecessors who have won the competition four times including the inaugural edition in 1985 and the last tournament in 2013.
He assured them and their handlers of the full support of the Federal Government and all Nigerians as they strive to bring more sporting glory to their fatherland by outplaying all their opponents in Chile and winning the Under-17 World Cup for a record fifth time. It reads: “President Buhari will follow the team’s progress through the tournament in Chile with keen interest and high expectation in the belief that the boys have the skills, dedication and determination required to make Nigeria world champions at the youth level once again.” The President called on the players to stay focused, avoid all distractions and put their globally acknowledged skills, ability and doggedness on display against USA today, Chile on October 20, Croatia on October 23 and in all their subsequent matches to win the tournament and give millions of soccer- loving Nigerians the perfect end-of-the-year gift.