{"id":9472,"date":"2023-12-30T11:09:22","date_gmt":"2023-12-30T11:09:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/fg-reiterates-support-for-super-eagles-quest-to-lift-4th-afcon-title\/"},"modified":"2023-12-30T11:09:22","modified_gmt":"2023-12-30T11:09:22","slug":"fg-reiterates-support-for-super-eagles-quest-to-lift-4th-afcon-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/fg-reiterates-support-for-super-eagles-quest-to-lift-4th-afcon-title\/","title":{"rendered":"FG reiterates support for Super Eagles\u2019 quest to lift 4th AFCON title"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>The Minister of Sports Development, Sen. John Owan Enoh, has reiterated the support of the Federal Government for the Super Eagles in their quest to win a fourth Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON, title in Cote D\u2019Ivoire in January 2024.<\/p>\n<p>The minister said this while addressing reporters at the Ilorin International Airport on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>The re-assurance is coming on the heels of the release of a 25-man list by Super Eagles coach, Jose Peseiro, on Friday to prosecute the much anticipated tournament.<\/p>\n<p>Enoh noted that the presidency was desirous of a triumphant outing for the team and would give all the necessary support in this regard.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are hoping that we are going to make the best out of it. We have the full backing of the president,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The minister underscored the pride and honour it would bring to the nation if the Super Eagles could nick a fourth AFCON title, a decade after their last triumph in South Africa.<\/p>\n<p>He said the ministry was working round the clock with the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, to ensure meticulous planning and execution for a triumphant tournament.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith a resounding desire for success and the unwavering support of the Presidency, the Super Eagles of Nigeria are gearing up to showcase their prowess and determination on the continental stage.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Ministry of Sports Development, in close coordination with the NFF, is dedicated to facilitating an environment conducive to the team\u2019s success,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n<p>FG reiterates support for Super Eagles\u2019 quest to lift 4th AFCON title<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Minister of Sports Development, Sen. John Owan Enoh, has reiterated the support of the Federal Government for the Super&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9473,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5103,7898,15,160,869],"tags":[110,873,2482,180,7899,201,870],"class_list":["post-9472","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-afcon","category-john-owan-enoh","category-news","category-sport","category-super-eagles","tag-afcon","tag-eagles","tag-john","tag-news","tag-owan-enoh","tag-sport","tag-super"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9472","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9472"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9472\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9473"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9472"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9472"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9472"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}