Former Nigeria skipper Joseph Yobo has urged the Flying Eagles to work harder so they could be bigger stars than he and his contemporaries were.
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Yobo met up with the Nigeria U-20 at the Murtala
Mohammed Airport in Lagos at the weekend on their
way to Ghana for two test matches against their
Ghanaian counterparts.
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“You can be bigger stars than we were, Yobo told the
players.
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“I left this country for Europe when I was just 17 and
before you know it, I was my family’s bread winner.
You can also do same and even more, but you must
be willing to work hard and make the necessary
sacrifices.
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“You have some great coaches and you only have to
obey their instructions to make it in this game.
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Former Nigerian sports Minister Bolaji Abdullahi also encountered the team at the airport and restated his belief that the Flying Eagles are the future of Nigerian
football.
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“I am delighted there is continuity in this squad, from U-17 to now U-20. This team is the future of Nigerian football, I have no doubt about this”, declared Abdullahi.
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Yobo, who won a record 101 full international caps
for Nigeria, also featured at the 1999 FIFA U-20 World Cup, which Nigeria hosted.
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