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Birmingham 2022: Former FCT FA Boss Congratulates Team Nigeria
Former FCT Football Association Chairman Emmanuel Attah has congratulated Team Nigeria for their superlative performance in the just concluded 2022 Commonwealth Games held in Birmingham.
Attah who was a former Coordinator of the Super Eagles said the performance of the team in the games has gone a long way to prove the explanary leadership qualities of the Minister of Youths and Sports Development Sunday Dare.
Quoting his words, the former FCT FA boss who is the Director in charge of Special Duties at the National Youth Service Corps said “it is very evident that the Minister provided the athletes the enabling environment for them to excel , and they really excelled. It has shown that the Minister is a very focused person, which he has displayed in the way he piloted the affairs of his Ministry before and during the games”.
He appreciated President Muhammadu Buhari for the support he gave to the athletes to enable them compete effectively with their counterparts from other countries. He implored the athletes not to rest in their efforts in positively projecting the country in their various fields of sports.
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JGIYC 2024: CONAC FC Thrash Shepsy FC in Abuja
The Church of Nigeria Anglican Communion Football Club (CONAC FC) defeated Shepsy FC 5-1 as part of activities of the 2024 Joshua Generation.
International Youth Conference (JGIYC)
The game played at the MKO Abiola National Stadium saw Shepsy FC opening the scoring to the shock of the audience.
As the game went on, the hosts took the initiative and took control of the game to run away with a 5-1 victory.
Speaking after the game, the Primate of the Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion, Most Rev’d Dr Henry Ndukuba praised the team for their win.
“It was a good game and we are proud to see how good they are. We are believing God to make this team a talking point in the country and beyond,” he said.
Similarly, the coordinating Bishop of CONAC FC, Rt. Revd. Dr Olusola Akanbi who is the bishop of Offa Diocese and a footballer himself said the dream is to showcase the team to the international community and see their dreams coming to reality.
“They played very well and it is a good test. This is not the first game they are playing, they played against Nasarawa United recently. We are believing they will play top friendly matches so that they can keep in shape and we are doing everything within our power to expose them outside Nigeria.
“Hopefully before the end of this year, we expect some of our members coming from abroad to see how some of them can play outside Nigeria and see their dreams come to pass,” he said.
CONAC FC is an offshoot of the Joshua Generation International Youth Conference which is an annual youth conference for all young persons who want to discover their purpose and take up the mountain of influence being organized by the Church of Nigeria Anglican Communion.
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