President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Mr. Amaju Melvin Pinnick, alongside his 2ndVice President, Shehu Dikko and General Secretary, Dr. Mohammed Sanusi were on Monday at the Le Meridien Cairo Airport hotel camp of the Super Eagles to ginger the players ahead of Wednesday’s third-place match against Tunisia.
Nicknamed the Baby Horse for her speed, running style, and youth, 2012 FIFA World Player of the Year finalist, Alex Morgan did not start club football until she was 14-years-old, a fairly late start.
‘I always try to imagine myself as a winner – blocking out the noise, You have to keep reminding yourself that you’re there for a reason and that you are better than the other guy’.
Head of the Federal Government delegation to the 32nd Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt, Distinguished Senator Ahmed Ibrahim Lawan (President of the Senate of the Federal Republic) has given the Super Eagles a pat on the back for their outing against Algeria on Sunday, while charging them to go all out against Tunisia on Wednesday to win the bronze medals.
The Senate President was at the Eagles’ dressing room at the Cairo International Stadium after the 2-1 defeat by the Desert Foxes of Algeria, which sent the North Africans into Friday’s final and Nigeria into Wednesday’s third-place game.
“The Government of Nigeria is proud of you and how far you have been able to go in this competition. You worked very hard and showed the desire to win, but this is football and these things happen.
“The third place match is there and you have to forget the result of this match and prepare very well to win the bronze medals.”
The delegation also included the President of Nigeria Olympic Committee and Nigeria’s Member of the International Olympic Committee, Engineer Habu Ahmed Gumel; a former Minister of Youth and Sports, Solomon Dalung; Senators Sani Musa, Bello Mandiya and Gabriel Suswam; Umar Saidu Gajo and; Ocheme Okopi.
