President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has announced a grand reception for
Nigeria’s Under 17 soccer team, for winning the FIFA World Cup for the
fourth time.
Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets has beat the defending
champion Mexico, 3-0 in the final match of the 2013 FIFA Under-17 World
Soccer Championship played Friday evening in Abu Dhabi.
President
Jonathan said the reception for the Eaglets will hold at the Banquet
Hall of the State House in Abuja at 7pm on Sunday.
According to a statement by spokesman Dr. Reuben Abati, President
Jonathan has also congratulated the Eaglets for their achievement in
winning the FIFA Championship for an unprecedented fourth time.
He
praised the youngsters for “their exemplary commitment, dedication,
resilience, determination, patriotism and unity of purpose they
displayed throughout the tournament to make Nigeria the World’s Under-17
Football Champion once again”.
The President also urged the
leadership of the Nigerian Football Federation to strive to ensure that
the world-conquering Eaglets, who have shown such immense potentials as
youngsters, are properly nurtured, trained and developed to represent
the nation at higher levels in future international football
competitions.
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