With Nigeria’s World Cup qualification hopes hanging by a thread, President of the Nigeria Armwrestling Federation, Engineer Samuel Jackson, has delivered a stirring message to the nation — urging Nigerians to not abandon the Tremendous Eagles of their most tough second.
Talking forward of the high-stakes conflict towards Lesotho in Polokwane, Jackson described the state of affairs as a defining level for each the staff and the nation’s soccer satisfaction.
He warned that negativity and criticism at this stage may break the spirit of the gamers, and referred to as as an alternative for collective perception and motivation.
“This can be a disaster, sure — but it surely can be our comeback story,” Jackson mentioned passionately.
“The Nigerian spirit doesn’t give up. We’ve been right here earlier than, and we’ve fought our approach out. That’s who we’re.”
He emphasised that whereas errors have been made in earlier matches, the time for blame has handed. Jackson insisted that what the Tremendous Eagles want now’s nationwide unity and emotional backing from hundreds of thousands of supporters who’ve at all times believed in miracles in Nigerian soccer.
“When our folks stand behind the staff, one thing adjustments,” he continued. “The gamers feed off that vitality. Even when qualification appears out of attain, we are able to nonetheless make the inconceivable occur.”
Jackson concluded by reminding Nigerians that the end result could not totally be of their management, however religion and preventing spirit have at all times been the nation’s secret weapons.
“This staff can nonetheless shock everybody,” he mentioned. “It’s not over till it’s over — and if any nation is aware of easy methods to flip disaster into comeback, it’s Nigeria.”
