Senate President, David Mark, has hailed the Nigeria’s Flying Eagles over their victory at the 2015 African Youth Championships in Senegal on Sunday.
The Nigerian under 20 national team defeated host Senegal by a lone goal at the 45,000 capacity Leoppold Sedar Senghor Stadium in Dakar on Sunday to win the trophy for the 7th time.
Mark, who expressed his joy through a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Paul Mumeh, in Abuja today said the Nigerian lads’ superlative performance at the tournament had further
“stamped our authority as a leading soccer nation in Africa.”
He specifically praised the Garba Manu-led boys for rising up to the occasion when it mattered.
“This victory coming at this critical moment of the 2015 general elections is a reassurance that the forthcoming elections would be successful,” Mark said. “The team spirit displayed by our boys at the championship is an attribute all Nigerians must emulate.
“Together, we can address our challenges if we resolve to work as one people with a common purpose.”
He said that the victorious Flying Eagles deserves “our commendation and reward. They are our heroes. They have rekindled our hope and pride.”
