the Super Eagles will progress in the ongoing AFCON,
in spite of drawing its first two matches.
Amaechi told the players that President Goodluck
Jonathan had promised that the team would lack
nothing to ensure that they excelled at the
tournament. He donated 1000,000 dollars to the
team at their camp in Nelspruit on Friday.
``Let me also say that Alhaji Aliko Dangote has
asked me to tell the team, that he will donate a huge
sum of money to the team, when it gets to the
quarter-final.
``He will be here personally to support the team and
cheer you to victory," he said.
Amaechi was in the company of the Nigerian High
Commissioner to South Africa, Sonni Yusuf, Consul
General, Okey Emuchay and the NFF President,
Aminu Maigari.
Reacting to the governor's gesture, Maigari
commended Amaechi for the support he had been
giving to the national team over the years.
Team captain, Joseph Yobo, assured the governor
that the team would not allow the initial setback the
team had suffered to deter it from its objective.
Guinness Nigeria Plc also made its presence felt by
promising to pay 500, 000 dollars for every goal
scored by the team. Maigari announced the promise
to the team.
Meanwhile, the Mayor of Mbombela, Mrs Catherine
Dlamini, has urged the Eagles to put behind them
the result of the two group matches and ginger up
for the remaining matches.
Dlamini told the team during a courtesy call on
Saturday that she cameto boost the team's spirit,
ahead of their last group match against Ethiopia on
Tuesday at Rustenburg.
She said she was expecting the team back in
Nelspruit for the quarter finals.
Yobo assured the mayor that the team was sure to
return to Nelspruit for the quarter-final and thanked
her for her support.
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