Senator Enoh turns Oliver Twist asks for more from Eagles
Still basking in the euphoria of Super Eagles 6-0 party over Sao Tome and Principe at the weekend, Sports Minister Senator John Enoh has charged the Jose Peseiro tutored team to win the next Nations Cup in Cote d Ivoire.
Enoh was among dignitaries that were seen cheering the Super Eagles as they made mince meat of the Sao Tome a the nest of Champions in Uyo on Saturday.
King of Napoli Victor Osimhen who was recently nominated for the Ballon d Or grabbed a hat-trick in the encounter that also saw Samuel Chukwueze, Taiwo Awoniyi, and Ademola Lookman sharing in the goal harvest.
Super Eagles have thus scored 16 goals against Sao Tome and Principe without conceeding any in two matches.
The Super Eagles qualified for the 2023 AFCON with one game left after defeating Sierra Leone 3-2 in June, and they finished their qualifying campaign with 15 points from six games to top Group A.
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They scored 22 goals and conceded just four goals throughout the qualification round.
After the final qualification game on Sunday, the Sports minister acknowledged his happiness with the team’s performance and urged them to win the 2023 AFCON.
He said, “On behalf of all Nigerians, I congratulate the Super Eagles for making the country proud with such an incredible performance. While this wraps up our qualification gracefully, I want to charge the team to go out against all odds in Ivory Coast next year. We want the AFCON trophy to land in Nigeria and all hands will be on deck to make this happen.
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“The ministry will work round the clock to ensure the team gets the best preparation possible, in our quest to bring glory to Nigeria. Our players have displayed a commitment to the national colours and I hope that the renewed sense of patriotism remains in place to catalyze the team at the AFCON.”
Nigeria has won the Nations cup three times, the first being the 1980 edition followed by that of 1994 and the last being that of 2013 under late Stephen Keshi. Nigeria crashed out in the last 16 stage at the last Nations Cup in Cameroon after loving by a lone goal to Tunisia.