AFCON: ‘TINUBU NOT IMPRESSED WITH YOUR PERFORMANCE’, MINISTER TELLS S’EAGLES PLAYERS
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President Bola Tinubu has urged the Super Eagles to step up their performance and do better in the knockout stages of the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations in Cote d’Ivoire.
The president’s message was conveyed through the Minister of Sports, John Enoh, who spoke to the players from Abuja via Zoom on Wednesday night in Abidjan.
According to Enoh, the President was not too impressed with the showing of the team during the group stage, adding that they should improve in the final stages of the competition.
He said, “I had a meeting with the President yesterday. I went to the villa for something else and the President cornered me and said we (Eagles) managed to qualify and I said that’s how we are going to keep going until we win the tournament.
“He said that I should tell the players that he wasn’t too impressed with the last match but he knows that now that they are off the group stages, they are going to impress him more.
“That’s what the President told me and it means that the President is actually watching your matches. Would you believe this? And the President is urging you and also showing an understanding of the game because he knows that there is a lot of caution at the group stage and from the round of 16, you are going to be more impressive.
“I remember that in 2022 in Cameroon, Egypt as a country struggled to qualify but they went ahead to play the finals.”
In response, team captain Ahmed Musa applauded the minister of sports but also urged the president to attend their live game, stating that it would inspire the players.
The Super Eagles and the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon will face off in the tournament’s round of 16 on Saturday at Abidjan’s Felix Houphouet-Boigny Stadium.
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