FIFA U20 World Cup: Flying Eagles Star Dedicates Goal Against Argentina to President Tinubu

• Ibrahim Muhammad gave the Flying Eagles a glorious lead in the 61st minute, and in the dying moments of the match, Nigeria’s 2-0 victory over Argentina at the U-20 World Cup
• Speaking shortly after the game, the 19-year-old dedicated the win to Nigeria's brand new president, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu
• Muhammad returned to the starting lineup against Argentina after he was a non-playing substitute in the defeat to Brazil

Flying Eagles star Ibrahim Muhammad has dedicated his goal in Nigeria’s 2-0 victory over Argentina at the U-20 World Cup to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

He scored the opening goal with Haliru Sikiru adding another as Nigerians beat the host nation to reach the quarter-finals of the competition.

In his post-match conference, a joyful Ibrahim hailed his team for the feat, dedicating the game’s first strike to the new Nigerian leader, Tinubu.

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Video of Muhammad dedicating his win to Tinubu surface online

The video of Muhammad dedicating his win to Tinubu, shared by a Twitter user Journalist KC @kc_journalist was spotted by Legit.ng on Thursday night, June 1st.

Watch the video below;

With Wednesday’s win, Coach Ladan Bosso’s charges have now set up a tie with either Ecuador or South Korea for a place in the last four.

Meanwhile, President Bola Tinubu plans to invest massively in sports, especially grassroots football.

Tinubu gives working manual to service chiefs at first security meeting

In another report, Bola Tinubu, the newly inaugurated Nigerian president, has told the service chiefs that his administration would not tolerate “working at cross purposes and colliding with each other.”

Tinubu stated that all security agencies must operate with synergy and be on the same page with each other.

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The new president reportedly read the riot act to the security agencies' bosses during his first meeting with the service chiefs on Thursday, June 1.

President Bola Tinubu is currently meeting with service chiefs, IGP

Legit.ng earlier reported that President Bola Tinubu met with the service chiefs for the first time since the beginning of his administration on Monday.

General Lucky Irabor, the Chief of Defence Staff, led the security chiefs to the meeting at the presidential villa.

Usman Alkali-Baba, the Inspector-General of Police, and Yusuf Bichi, the Director-General of the Department of State Service(DSS), were also in attendance.

Source: Legit.ng