Nigeria’s Pillar Of Sports, High Chief Donatus Agu- Ejidike, has heaped plaudits on the Nigeria Football Federation for recognising the exploits of the 1994 Super Eagles squad at the Aiteo/ NFF awards which held during the week at Eko Hotel and Suites.
In release issued by the Office of Nigeria Pillar Of Sports and made available to the press, it stated that the honours bestowed on the glorious and record making squad tutored by acclaimed Dutchgerian Clemens Westerhof was long overdue.
” The Amaju Pinnick-led board of the NFF actually hit the right buttons with the recognition and honour given to the historic Super Eagles squad.
” And can we ever forget the memorable moments we enjoyed enroute to qualifying for our first ever world cup appearance USA ’94 and of course, beating Zambia to lift the African Nations Cup that same year in Tunisia,” he stated.
The successful businessman and renowned sports philanthropist went on to admonish well-placed individuals, corporate bodies and the government to ensure the ‘labour of our heroes past’ was never in vain, by appreciating their efforts whilst they lived.
He added that the feat should be extended to all national teams that have won laurels for the country.
He admonished the current Eagles to imbibe the winning spirit of the 1994 Eagles in their encounters.
