Moroccan ambassador tips Eagles for CHAN glory
The Ambassador of the Kingdom of Morocco to
Nigeria, His Excellency Moha Ou Ali Tagma has rated
the Super Eagles as good enough to overhaul the
opposition at every stage and emerge champions of
the 5th African Nations Championship starting in
Casablanca on Sunday.
Speaking in Abuja on Tuesday, during a courtesy call
by an NFF delegation led by the General Secretary, Dr.
Mohammed Sanusi, the envoy expressed his view that
the Moroccan B team may not be as strong as the A
team that has (like Nigeria’s A team) qualified to be
one of Africa’s five flagbearers at this summer’s FIFA
World Cup finals.
“Having said that, I will be most fulfilled if Nigeria and
Morocco should play the final match in Casablanca on
4th February,” Tagma said, adding: “If your B team is
like the A team, which easily qualified for the World
Cup and defeated Argentina 4-2 in a friendly match
two months ago, then it can go all the way.”
Sanusi insisted that the NFF treasures the warm
relationship between the Federation and the Federation
Royal Marocaine de Football, whose President, Fouzi
Lekjaa, is the 3rd Vice President of CAF and also a
member of the CAF Emergency Committee, like
Nigeria’s Amaju Pinnick.
“Morocco is like a second home for us. As I speak
now, our Super Eagles are in Rabat training ahead of
the CHAN and have the support of the FRMF. We
appreciate the good relationship between our two
Federations and between our two countries, and will
always do what is necessary to service and protect
this wonderful relationship.”
Also present during the visit were Morocco’s deputy
head of mission, El Houssaine Oustitane, NFF’s
Director of Communications Ademola Olajire, NFF’s
Head of Protocol Tunde Aderibigbe, Paul Okwudolor
and Ayo Ibidapo.