From left: Senate President David Mark; Captain of the Super Eagles, Joseph Yobo; President Goodluck Jonathan; his Wife Patience; Vice President Namadi Sambo and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal during a reception in honour of the Super Eagles at the Presidential Villa Abuja on Tuesday night.
Paris – President Goodluck Jonathan has said that the Super Eagles will have a victorious outing in the 2014 FIFA world cup to be staged in Brazil.
The President expressed the optimism on Saturday in Paris, France in an interview in France 24 Radio.
Jonathan was reacting to the groups draw for the preliminary stages of the world cup tournament held in Costa do Sauipe, Bahia State, Brazil on Friday night.
Nigeria emerged in Group F with Argentina, Iran and Bosnia.
“In winning the World cup, we are quite hopeful that Nigeria will do very well.
“We have won the Olympic gold in soccer before, we have won under-17 thrice and we have been doing quite well in the U-22.
“So, I believe and the world knows that Nigeria is a football nation even though we have not had the opportunity or luck of winning the World cup; indeed no African country has won the world cup,’’ he said.
Jonathan added that the team would perform well, particularly at the preliminary stage of the tournament.
“Within the zone that Nigeria will play, Argentina is a strong soccer nation but, Nigeria is also strong and I believe we will do well,’’ he said. (NAN)
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