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Buhari Likely To Attend Nigeria’s 2022 FIFA World Cup Playoff Against Ghana

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.

Buhari 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

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. In October 2004, Okosi joined Complete Communications Limited, publishers of Complete Sports newspaper and Complete Football magazine as a reporter and later script writer for the Complete Sports studio. He worked there for 13 years until October 2017. Okosi also worked various times as Correspondent, Content creator and Editor at Sports Market International Magazine, Opera News, All Nigeria Soccer Media and Iconic Media Watch. He also undertook freelance writing gigs for some local and international organizations. Okosi is a member of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Association of Movie Producers (AMP), Association of Voiceover Artistes of Nigeria (AVOA), Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) and Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ). He has been part of cast in some Nollywood movies and radio dramas including Blood Money 2, Scores To Settle, Dead End 2, Another Campus Tale and Battle Line. Aside mainstream media and the entertainment industry, he has interests in scouting/unearthing of talents in the sports and creative sectors, exports business and property development.