The Honourable Minister of Youth and Sports activities Improvement, Hon. Sunday Dare has tasked the Nigeria Soccer Federation to adequately put together the U20 boys, Flying Eagles, to problem for the FIFA U20 World Cup trophy in Indonesia in a couple of weeks.

Hon. Dare threw the problem to the NFF and Head Coach Ladan Bosso at a reception hosted for the Africa U20 Cup of Nations bronze medallists on the Moshood Abiola Nationwide Stadium, Abuja on Monday.

“You’ve gotten returned from Egypt with the bronze medals and the FIFA World Cup ticket, and some different prizes, however the FIFA World Cup is in a couple of weeks and I would like you to focus your thoughts on profitable it for Nigeria for the primary time. I perceive Ghana is the one African nation that has received the FIFA U20 World Cup. If Ghana can win it, why not Nigeria?

“I’m completely satisfied about your efficiency in Egypt since you had been capable of come from a place of adversity – a miserable loss to The Gambia within the semi last – to fireplace on all cylinders to defeat Tunisia for the bronze medals. That’s the spirit that the Authorities and other people of Nigeria need you to take to the World Cup. We’re on the identical web page with the NFF on sufficient preparation of our Nationwide Groups for matches and competitions, and I consider they are going to give you good-enough preparation for the worldwide finals in Indonesia.”

Head Coach Bosso praised the Minister for his fatherly love, encouragement and help for the staff since internet hosting the staff to an identical reception after it received the WAFU B U20 Championship in Niamey 10 months in the past.

“We’re all the time inspired by your inspiring and motivating phrases, and the size you go to easily to help the staff and our goals. I instructed you after the victory in Niamey that our goal was doing nicely on the AFCON as a way to earn a FIFA World Cup ticket. Now, simply as I instructed the Nigeria Ambassador to Egypt in Cairo on Saturday, I would like you to know that our recent goal is doing very nicely on the FIFA World Cup,” Bosso stated. All gamers and staff officers had been on the reception, bar Belgium-based Ahmed Abdullahi, who’s again at his base in Europe.

Additionally on the reception had been the Everlasting Secretary within the Ministry, Alhaji Ismaila Abubakar; Director of Federations and Elite Athletes Division, Dr. Simon Ebhojiaye; Chairman of the IMC, Hon. Gbenga Elegbeleye; Chief of Workers to the Hon. Minister, Alhaji Abba Abdullahi Yola; NFF’s Director of Communications, Ademola Olajire and; NFF’s Head of Worldwide Competitions, Dayo Enebi Achor.

The Flying Eagles will go on a brief break earlier than reconvening for the phased preparations for the FIFA World Cup, going down in Indonesia, twentieth Could – eleventh June.