rss-feed-widget domain was triggered too early. This is usually an indicator for some code in the plugin or theme running too early. Translations should be loaded at the init action or later. Please see Debugging in WordPress for more information. (This message was added in version 6.7.0.) in /home/nff748/web.thenff.com/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6114The Ambassador of Federal Republic of Nigeria to Portugal, His Excellency Alex E. Kefas on Tuesday hosted the Nigeria contingent to the international friendly matches against Saudi Arabia and Mozambique in Portugal, saying that the team\u2019s victory over Mozambique in their second game has created a winning mentality that must be sustained in upcoming matches and championships.<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Speaking while hosting the delegation of players and their officials, as well as the NFF President, Alhaji Ibrahim Musa Gusau, Executive Committee member Alhaji Sharif Rabiu Inuwa and NFF General Secretary, Dr Mohammed Sanusi, Ambassador Kefas lauded the leadership qualities of Alhaji Gusau and charged him to consolidate efforts to ensure the Eagles keep winning.<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWe want a Super Eagles\u2019 team that will, once more, be the joy of all Nigerians at home and abroad. Nigerians love their football and they love their National Teams, and I charge you to start winning the major trophies to make us all happy.<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThe leadership qualities of the NFF President, Alhaji Gusau, are not in doubt. I know he has what it takes to ensure the Eagles keep winning, beginning with the Africa Cup and the ticket to the FIFA World Cup.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Also at the reception were Ambassador Kefas\u2019 wife, some players of the Super Eagles, technical and backroom staff of the Eagles and staff of the embassy.<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n With few weeks to the commencement of the race to 2026 FIFA World Cup finals, the Super Eagles won their first friendly match in 55 months, defeating Mozambique 3-2 in Portimao on Monday to underscore that their \u2018Let\u2019s Do It Again\u2019 mantra for next year\u2019s Africa Cup of Nations finals is no fluke. <\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n In an earlier game on Friday, Saudi Arabia\u2019s Green Falcons netted a last-minute equalizer to tie 2-2 with the Super Eagles at the same venue.<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n PHOTO: Ambassador Kefas, his wife, NFF President Gusau, NFF Exco member Inuwa, GS Sanusi, some players and technical and backroom staff of the Super Eagles and embassy staff in Lisbon on Tuesday <\/span><\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Ambassador of Federal Republic of Nigeria to Portugal, His Excellency Alex E. Kefas on Tuesday hosted the Nigeria contingent to the international friendly matches against Saudi Arabia and Mozambique in Portugal, saying that the team\u2019s victory over Mozambique in their second game has created a winning mentality that must be sustained in upcoming matches […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13810,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[55],"tags":[116,30,46],"class_list":["post-13809","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-featured","tag-nff","tag-nigeria-football"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.thenff.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13809","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.thenff.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.thenff.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.thenff.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.thenff.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13809"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/web.thenff.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13809\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.thenff.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13810"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.thenff.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13809"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.thenff.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13809"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.thenff.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13809"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}