Eaglets Land In Dubai

[Folami David]

Resume training in earnest The Golden Eaglets arrived in Dubai in the early hours of Tuesday into the waiting hands of His Excellency, Alhaji Ibrahim Auwalu-the Nigerian Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates.
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Ambassador Auwalu had earlier breezed into town from his base in Abu Dhabi (the capital of the UAE) to meet the national U-17 team and their officials that touched down at 7:20am local time(4:20 am Nigerian time ) aboard Emirates Airline B777-300ER that departed Lagos at 9pm on Monday.
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"I think we are lucky to have so many people who are committed to our cause within and outside Nigeria," Tayo Egbaiyelo, the Golden Eaglets' administrator said, while formally introducing Ambassador Auwalu.
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"Just before our departure in Lagos, we were fortunate to meet the Sports Minister, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi and here today, we have the representative of President Goodluck Jonathan to welcome us to the UAE. These are not just mere coincidences and we know Nigerians are expecting so much from us."