Pinnick Meets Super Eagles Players in London Ahead World Cup Playoff

Pinnick Meets Super Eagles Players in London Ahead World Cup Playoff .... As Sports Minister Speaks With Players By Niyi Busari Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) President, Amaju Melvin Pinnick visited some Super Eagles players in London ahead of the Nigeria World Cup playoff versus Ghana, The Sports Minister, Sunday Dare, was part of the meeting as he spoke to the players through zoom. In a tweet on Tuesday evening, Amaju Pinnick said his visit was in furtherance to his earlier tweets about the plans of the federation to ensure that the team qualify for the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup. Amaju Pinnick said he held "clear the air" talks with the team secretary, technical adviser and assistant coach He said he is proud of the commitment from Ogenekharo Etebo, Kelechi Iheanacho, William Troost Ekong, and Ademola Lookman. The FIFA Council member said that the central message of the visit was clear: that Nigeria must play at the world cup and that Nigeria is going to the world cup to compete and not make up the numbers He praised the Sports Minister for his commitment and for joining over 30 members of the team through zoom. The tweets read: "In furtherance to my tweets regarding our plans to ensure we qualify for this year's @FIFAWorldCup in Qatar, we've held a series of meetings in London with our Super Eagles players. It was me, the team secretary, the coach & technical adviser of the team. "The Ministry of Youth & Sports Development, led by the Honourable Minister, @SundayDareSD also had a zoom meeting with over 30 players of the Super Eagles squad. Aside the chance to introduce the new members of the coaching crew to the team, it was also a chance to... "...have "clear the air" talks. And I'm so proud of the committment and zeal I'm seeing and getting from the team. From players like Etebo, Kelechi, Troost & new lad, Lookman, the message was & is clear; we will play at the World Cup and give a good account of ourselves... "...We are not going to Qatar to make up the numbers. We are going to give it our best shot. I'd like to, again, thank the Honourable Minister, @SundayDareSD. It might sound like a broken record at this point, but his support is truly massive. From ensuring we get... "Your prayers and support are invaluable in this regard. God willing, we will achieve our goals because we will not relent." Goodnight.