In response to a press launch from the NFF media officer, Ademola Olajire, the Eagles will arrive in Lagos aboard a chartered plane on Tuesday night for the send-off.
The Tremendous Eagles of Nigeria will as soon as once more restate their dedication to successful the 2023 AFCON to Nigerians as they return to Lagos on Tuesday, ninth January, for a send-forth dinner hosted by Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu.
Dubai has been the Eagles’ camp for the final week, with intensive coaching periods below Coach Jose Peseiro as they search to win a fourth AFCON title in Cote d’Ivoire.
The NFF feels the crew wants a glamorous send-forth as they hope to win their fourth AFCON title in Ivory Coast.
In response to a press launch from the NFF media officer, Ademola Olajire, the Eagles will arrive in Lagos aboard a chartered plane on Tuesday night for the occasion, which may have many political and sports activities bigwigs in attendance.
The NFF chairman, Musa Gusau, and the minister of sports activities growth, John Owan-Enoh, would be the host and co-host of the dinner occasion.
Amongst these invited to the dinner is former Eagles’ captain Segun Odegbami, who was within the Nigerian crew that received its first AFCON title in 1980.
In the meantime, the governors of 5 states have additionally been invited to the occasion: Oyo State’s Seyi Makinde, Godwin Obaseki of Edo State, Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta State, Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State, and Douye Diri of Bayelsa State.
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Whereas appreciating the governor of Lagos State for his help in deciding to host the Eagles, the NFF president mentioned the occasion will assist the Eagles be in the fitting state of mind forward of the competitors.
“The NFF and the Nigeria Soccer Fraternity are grateful to Governor Sanwo-Olu and his administration for agreeing to host the Ship Forth ceremony. It’s an event to inform the gamers how a lot Nigerians will likely be supporting them on the Africa Cup of Nations Championship.
“The Honourable Minister of Sports activities Improvement will ship a message from Mr. President. We imagine that the occasion, anchored on the Let’s Do It Once more theme, will galvanise the crew to go for a fourth continental title in Cote d’Ivoire.”
Furthermore, the Eagles will likely be off to Abidjan on an 80-minute flight on Wednesday from Lagos, the place they put together to battle host Ivory Coast Equatorial Guinea and Guinea-Bissau in Group A.
Their first sport will likely be towards Equatorial Guinea on Sunday, 14 January, on the Alassane Ouattara Stadium in Abidjan.
