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Presidential spokesman, Femi Adesina, has described as ‘idiotic,’ comments made by Nigerians that President Muhammadu Buhari’s phone call to the Nigerian national football team made them lose their match against Tunisia, leading to them crashing out of the 2021 African Cup of Nations.
Recall that on Sunday, January 23, the president held a video conference call with the Super Eagles, where he wished them well.
“You’ve been doing Nigeria proud. You’ve been winning. Please keep on winning. The Federal Government is supporting you, and I say thank you to all the technical crew and the players. Please keep doing the country proud,” he told the team.
Reacting in a post titled, ‘Losing Is Part Of The Game,’ Adesina berated those behind the social media post.
According to him, the same people would have come out to condemn Buhari if the Super Eagles had gone into the game without encouragement from him.
There are countries, and football teams, who have established a tradition for being outstanding in soccer. But such teams and countries have lost scandalously before, underscoring the truth that losing is part of the game.”
