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.