Chairman of the NFF Technical and Development Committee, Felix Anyansi-Agwu has expressed joy in the achievements of the U-23 National Team and the Senior Women’s Team as both sides qualified for the football event of this year’s All Africa Games.

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Siasia’s U-23 edged Zambia 2-1 in Lusaka  on Sunday  to qualify for the Men’s Football Tournament of the Games on a 2-1 aggregate, two days after the Super Falcons had whipped their counterparts from Mali 8-0 in Abuja to reach the women’s event on 9-1 aggregate.

The member of the NFF Executive Committee was delighted as both teams returned to the football events of the continental Games, from which they were missing four years ago.

“You will remember very well that four years ago, none of the two teams made it to the All-Africa Games held in Mozambique. Their qualification this time, coming within two days of each other, speaks volumes. This is also a sign of the good and great things coming very soon to Nigeria football,” said Anyansi-Agwu.

“I want to put these feats down to the exceptional leadership style of the NFF President, Mr. Amaju Melvin Pinnick, who has continuously harped on the need to build sustainable football culture as well as earn good results on the international front, and has been leading us all to work assiduously in that direction.”