Super Eagles Travelling By Boat To Cotonou Will Not Be A Big Deal – Pinnick

President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Amaju Pinnick has come out to reveal that the federation is yet to decide if the Super Eagles will travel by boat for their 2022 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying game against the Benin Republic.

He recently revealed that there’s nothing wrong with exploring other forms of adventure in Nigeria.

According to him, travelling on water is no big deal, and luckily for the players, Lagos boat terminal is actually one of the best in the world.

Amaju added that he has already set up a meeting with the Lagos State Governor, and a decision will be reached eventually.

His words, “Going to Cotonou by boat I do that all the time when we were going to inspect we did it, there’s nothing wrong in exploring other forms of adventure in Nigeria,”

“There’s nobody in Lagos that has not been to Ilashe or been to Tarkwa Bay, so it’s the same thing, so what’s the big deal.”

“Look at the Lagos boat terminal, it’s one of the best in the world that I’ve seen, so why don’t we use all those things if we have them.”

“So it’s just a projection, we have not agreed on it. We are looking at going by road to Cotonou which is our next-door neighbour because even if you want to leave Eko Hotel to the Murtala Muhammed Airport it is half the journey of going to Cotonou, so why do you need to fly and go to Cotonou?”

“We might either go by road, we are working with the Lagos State Government, from here I have a meeting with the Lagos State Governor.”

“All those are things we want to explore and see what is best suited for that and once we say are going by the creeks to Cotonou, of course, we’ll provide every requisite, will provide the enabling environment for them to go in terms of security, in terms of everything.”

“But people should look at Nigeria beyond that, there’s no country in this world that doesn’t have black spots but we live and try to live.”