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Minister Bolaji Abdullahi says that with the Africa Cup of Nations now
over, preparation has begun for Nigeria’s qualification for the 2014
World Cup in Brazil.
Abdullahi disclosed this to the News
Agency of Nigeria in Johannesburg, South Africa, moments after the team
defeated the Stallions of Burkina Faso 1-0 to lift the 2013 AFCON
trophy.
The minister said that upon returning to
Nigeria, he would ask the Nigeria Football Federation to forward to him
plans that would make the Eagles prosecute the World Cup campaign
creditably.
The minister expressed his determination to build on the success the team had achieved at the Nations Cup.
He said his ministry would collaborate with the NFF to formulate plans for the team’s adequate preparation for the World Cup.
According to him, the Super Eagles’
victory at the AFCON was the outcome of long preparations which would be
similarly adopted in preparation for the World Cup.
He expressed gratitude to the players and
the coaching crew, stressing that the victory had made Nigeria to
become the best football nation on the continent.
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