March 31, (THEWILL) – The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), has expressed its sincere regret to the Federal Government of Nigeria and the Nigerian people for the Super Eagles’ inability to qualify for this year’s FIFA World Cup finals in Qatar.
Dr Mohammed Sanusi, the NFF’s General Secretary, expressed sadness that the team did not qualify, despite the government’s and the Nigerian people’s overwhelming support.
Fans had responded to the call to turn out in their numbers to back up the team and they filled the 60,491-seat Moshood Abiola National Stadium in Abuja for the match against Ghana’s Black Stars on Tuesday.
Sanusi recognised this: “There was nothing the team needed that was lacking. The Government provided necessary support; the NFF put all logistics in place with the active support of the Sports Ministry and; Nigerians turned out en masse to support the team.
“The truth is that we left nothing to chance. It is sad that things turned out the way they did.
“Sport is about winning and losing. Nobody wants to lose but, sometimes, it happens that way. We are quite sad that despite playing a draw in Kumasi, the Super Eagles could not win here in Abuja.
“We apologise unreservedly to the Government and people of Nigeria for this non-qualification.”
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