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Nigeria Vs Guinea: Make us proud - Mark charges Eagles...doles
out N1.6m to AAG medallists
Newsdiaryonline Fri Oct 7,2011
President of the Senate, Senator David Mark has charged the
Super Eagles to rise to the occasion and defeat their Guinean
counterparts in the Saturday nation’s cup qualifier at the
National Stadium, Abuja.
Senator Mark also redeemed the N1.6 million pledge he made to
all the thirty-two gold medallists in the just concluded All
African Olympic Games in Maputo, Mozambique.
Senator Mark who spoke when he inaugurated the Senate Committee
on Sports and Social Development in Abuja said “it would be a
shame if Nigeria fails to qualify for the 2012 Nations Cup.
“We should therefore come out enmasse to cheer the Eagles to
victory. We should live up to our billings as the giant of
Africa. Sport is a unifying factor in our country, Nigeria and
all around the world. “We must explore the avenue of sport to
unite our people, love ourselves and redeem our image abroad.”
He however tasked the Super Eagles to put in their best and make
the nation proud.“I will be there with other well meaning
Nigerians to cheer you up, we must troupe out enmasse to support
the Eagles” Mark stated.
To further enhance the performance of the team, Senator Mark
counselled the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) to allow merit
determine the selection of players.
He frowned at politicisation of sport, saying, “the only best
players irrespective of state of origin should represent the
nation in local and international competitions.
“We must always allow best hands to play at the competitions. We
should not allow politics into our sports especially football.
When we do well, the glory comes to Nigeria as a nation.” he
maintained.
He charged all stakeholders to put all necessary tools in place
in order to achieve the desire results in sports.
Earlier, the Chairman of the Senate committee on Sport and
Social Development, Senator Adamu Ibrahim Gumba assured that his
committee would continue to sponsor appropriate legislation that
would promote sport development in the country.
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