AFCON: What I Will Do if Nigeria's Super Eagles Lose to Ivory Coast, Shehu Sani Speaks
- Senator Shehu Sani said if the Super Eagles lose to Ivory Coast, he would say they went to the tournament for a fashion parade
- Sani stated this ahead of today's second match of Group A between Nigeria and the host nation, Cote d'Ivoire
- The Super Eagles played out a 1-1 draw against Equatorial Guinea in their first match on Sunday, January 14
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Former Kaduna Central Senator, Shehu Sani, has revealed what he would say should the Super Eagles of Nigeria lose their next match against the host nation, Cote d'Ivoire, at the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).
He said if the Super Eagles lose to the Elephant of Ivory Coast, he would conclude that they went to the tournament for a fashion parade and not to play football.
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He stated this via his X page (formerly known as Twitter) @ShehuSani on Wednesday, January 17.
The former federal lawmaker wrote:
“If the Super Eagles loses to Ivory Coast, I’ll just say they went to Abidjan for fashion parade.”
The Super Eagles face the Ivorian national team today, Thursday, January 18, at 6 pm.
Nigeria drew its first match against Equatorial Guinea while the host nation defeated Guinea Bissau 2-0.
“CAF is Unfair to Us”: Shehu Sani alleges
Meanwhile, Legit.ng has reported that Sani revealed why the Confederation of African Football (CAF) is unfair to Nigeria at the 2024 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament in Cote d'Ivoire.
The former federal lawmaker said CAF did not treat Nigeria as a country fairly because it failed to include any referee from the country in officiating any match in the competition.
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AFCON: Lagos opens 20 free viewing centres
The Lagos state government announced the opening of designated viewing centres for the 2024 AFCON, which have increased from 15 to 20.
This was disclosed by the special assistant to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on sports, Damilare Orimoloye, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).
Orimoloye said the viewing centres were increased in line with Governor Sanwo-Olu's THEME Plus Agenda which emphasises social inclusion.
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