President of the Nigerian Football Federation, Amaju Pinnick, met with some Super Eagles players in London to engage them on the forthcoming World Cup qualifiers.
He expressed confidence that the nation will make her presence known in the last leg of the qualifying games.
The football official also met with UK-born Nigerian footballer, Ademola Lookman, who recently transferred his allegiance to Nigeria’s Super Eagles after a brief stint with England.
Pinnick made a post on his Instagram Page, at midnight Tuesday, where he claimed to have held a zoom meeting with the Minister of Sports and Youth Development, Sunday Dare, and the rest of the Super Eagles players.
“In furtherance to my tweets regarding our plans to ensure we qualify for this year’s @FIFAWorldCup in Qatar, we’ve held a series of meetings in London with our Super Eagles players. I, the General Secretary, Team Secretary, Interim Technical Adviser, Austin Eguaveon, and the Chief Coach, Emmanuel Amunike.
“We also officially welcomed Ademola Lookman into the family and got commitments and reassurance from Dennis.
“A zoom meeting of all Super Eagles players followed with the Hon Minister, Sunday Dare present.
“The decisions and commitments were unanimous – leaving no stone unturned in ensuring we scale the last hurdle of qualification and make a very prominent and eminent presence in Qatar 2022 by the special grace of God. We thank you all for your continuing support and prayers,” he wrote.
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