Izuchukwu Okosi
Nigeria’s Sports Minister Sunday Dare has revealed that President Muhammadu Buhari may be at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium in Abuja next week Tuesday (March 29) to watch the second leg of the 2022 FIFA World Cup playoffs between Nigeria and Ghana reports Prime Business Africa.
Join our WhatsApp ChannelBuhari was in Lagos to commission the Dangote Fertilizer Plant and the new terminal at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos.
Sports Minister Dare met with the nation’s one citizen and both men spoke about the upcoming qualifiers.
“I was in Lagos yesterday (Tuesday) and the President [Muhammadu Buhari] asked me why I was not in Ghana and I realized that the President also knows that there is a Ghana match,” the minister, a former sports journalist told the NFF TV on Wednesday.
“He has not given me 100 percent assurance, but he is likely going to show up here (second leg) on the 29th as a surprise.”
He added, “So I wish you the best, all I can do is pray and support you. I had to give you a good pitch here. I am glad they (players) liked it.”
The Eagles will square off against West African rivals at the Baba Yara stadium, Kumasi 8.30pm Nigerian time on Friday before next Tuesday’s showdown 6pm Nigerian time.
Izuchukwu Okosi is a Nigerian sports and entertainment journalist with two decades of experience in the media industry having begun his media journey in 2002 as an intern at Mundial Sports International (MSI) and Africa Independent Television (AIT), owners of Daar Communications Plc.
