You're The Next Big Thing In Nigeria Football - Pinnick Charges Home-based Eagles

You're The Next Big Thing In Nigeria Football - Pinnick Charges Home-based Eagles By Omolagba Oluwayemi President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Mr. Amaju Pinnick on Friday paid the Super Eagles players a courtesy visit in their base in Los Angeles where he had some heart-warming discussion with them, BSNSports.com.ng reports. President of the NFF and FIFA Council Member, Amaju Pinnick, whose presence in the United States was to honour an invitation by the Government of the State of Maryland while addressing the players made it known to them that they're not an Enyimba or Kano Pillars (home based) players as been pronounced all over the media but that they are the Super Eagles players. While serving warning notes to them on signing contracts with unknown clubs in Europe all in the name of seeking for greener pastures, he also asked them to play to the coaches instructions and not play to impress him or anyone. Don't play to impress me, play your games "This is the lunch pack we're providing for you guys now. No better way to showcase your talent but don't play to impress me, play your games, play according to the instructions of your coaches and once you do that, you'll be identified." You're our pride and I'll follow you anywhere "You're our pride and we're going to keep you guys together and will be waving at you one by one. If you're going to Real Madrid, I can follow you so they'll know you're very important, going to Barcelona, Arsenal, I'll do the same thing so they can know you're very important. Any club you're going to myself, General Secretary or any of the coaching staff will go with you so they can know how important you are to the Federation." You're the next big thing in Nigeria football "We'll keep you and monitor you because you're the next big thing in Nigeria football. I don't want to hear Enyimba, Kano Pillars, you guys are the Super Eagles. The word Super is not just a coinage, it means you're above the crowd in style and it very important, you must key to that." "I want to expose you people to the highest levels so when you're going to a foreign club, and we won't allow any agent take you to countries like Cyprus, Belarus etc, no never we won't allow it and I will make sure no transfer is issued on situations like that. "If you're living Nigeria, you're going to a top club. Villarreal, Valencia, Lille and all those pride footballing clubs and not to one mushroom club that you're better off." This match is going to be watched all-over the world "This match is on Super Sport, this match is on a link all-over the world. I have make sure we put this match for everybody to watch so you're Super Eagles and so when it'll be written on the scoreboard, nobody will say you're Super Eagles team B, so you're Super Eagles and that's what you're " The Super Eagles of Nigeria will face the El Tri of México on Saturday evening in Los Angeles, United States in an international friendly game.