The Federal Government has hosted the Super Eagles to a welcome breakfast after the team clinched silver at the just-concluded 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Cote D’Ivoire.
Key players including Alex Iwobi, Ahmed Musa, Victor Osimhen, Ola Aina, Frank Onyeka, Calvin Bassey, Ademola Lookman, Kenneth Omeruo, Joe Aribo and Williams Trost Ekong are present at the welcome breakfast currently ongoing at Transcorp Hilton, Abuja.
Members of the coaching crew, headed by Jose Peseiro are also at the breakfast.
The breakfast comes amid online attacks by some social media deviants against Iwobi after Nigeria lost the Africa Cup Of Nations (AFCON) 2023 final match 1-2 to hosts Cote d’Ivoire.
The fallouts turned ugly and messy as the Fulham midfielder deleted all pictures and videos on his social media accounts.
In support of the star midfielder, the Minister of Sports Development, John Enoh held a tete-a-tete with Iwobi, the nephew of former Eagles’ maestro Jay Jay Okocha.
“I am aware of what is happening on Social media and as a ministry, this isn’t the first time we are going to make a statement against bullying, not just you but our sportsmen and women in general who are exposed to bullying due to the outcome of competitions. We are concerned about how our sportsmen and women are treated,” Enoh said to Iwobi.
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