Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu will likely be internet hosting Super Eagles in a particular despatched forth dinner on Tuesday evening earlier than the crew lastly departs to Ivory Coast for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) beginning this weekend.
Forward of the dinner, Jose Peseiro’s 25-man squad in addition to their officers, will all arrive in Lagos aboard a chartered plane on Tuesday night.
Nigeria Soccer Federation (NFF) President Musa Gusau thanked Governor Sanwo-Olu and his administration for his or her magnanimity.
“The NFF and the Nigeria Soccer fraternity are grateful to Governor Sanwo-Olu and his administration for agreeing to host the crew on the Ship Forth ceremony, “ Gusau stated.
“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 Growth will ship a message from President Bola Tinubu. 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.”
Nigerian contingent to the 2023 AFCON will depart Lagos on Wednesday morning to Abidjan, the place the crew will compete in Group A towards host nations Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea and Guinea Bissau. The delegation will likely be led by the Chairman of the NFF Technical and Growth Committee, Sharif Rabiu Inuwa.
Governors Douye Diri (Bayelsa State), Seyi Makinde (Oyo State), Sheriff Oborevwori (Delta State), Abdullahi Sule (Nasarawa State), and Godwin Obaseki (Edo State) may even be a part of the occasion, which will likely be co-hosted by the Minister of Sports activities Growth Senator John Owan Enoh.
NFF Govt Committee members, representatives of NFF’s company companions and sponsors, a couple of members of NFF Administration, Chairman and Board of the Lagos State Soccer Affiliation, revered soccer investor Hon. Kunle Soname, former Nigeria captain Dr. Olusegun Odegbami, main artistes, prime celebrities and influencers additionally to attend.
