Super Eagles players and officials as well as their Elephants of Cote D’Ivoire counterparts were all thankful to Kaduna State as they were treated to a surprise, sumptuous Gala Night, Saturday by Governor Ramalan Yero of Kaduna State.

Kango Nobert

Governor Yero, who was represented by his Sports Commissioner, said the event was meant to further cement the brotherly love existing between Nigeria and Cote D’Ivoire and also inform all that the CHAN qualifier was beyond a mere football event.

Speaking at the end of the event, Elephants coach, Saraka Kango Nobert, said he was shocked at the massive reception and promised to take the message home for a possible pay back in the return leg. He described Nigerian Coach, Stephen Keshi as an Ivorian having played in that country before and vowed that sooner than later his country will come for their adopted son to help them win the Nations Cup, to which all laughed off.

Keshi thanked that NFF leadership and Governor Yero for the huge hospitality accorded his team and their opponents.