Nigeria Eyes Cup Of Nations For Amputees

The Nigeria Amputee Football Federation (NAFF) over the weekend departed the country for Ghana to participate in the 3rd Africa Cup of Nations for Amputee Football (ANAF).

The event has been scheduled to run from November 17 to December 2.

The Tidesports reports that the tournament would hold simultaneously in Accra and Kumasi.

The event has a theme: “Let’s Be Passionate About Our Passion’’.

The tournament was earlier scheduled to begin on October 17 but was re-scheduled because the hosts, Ghana, said that facilities were not fully on ground.

The national team, comprising 15 players and five officials that left the country on Friday over the weekend, called on Nigerians to pray for them before they departed by road.

Jamiyu Hassan, a goalkeeper, told Tidesports that they had done all within their powers to ensure that the country emerged victorious at the end of the event.

“We need your prayers to backup our quest for the trophy.

“We are battle-ready and particularly, need Nigerians to pray. I am begging everybody out there to always pray for us so that we can win the Cup,’’ he said.

Nonso Iwuagwu, one of the players, said he was happy that they finally left for the tournament but, however, declared that going by road was not good enough, because of the distance.

“Thank God, we will not miss the competition but Ghana by road is a very long distance from the country Nigeria.

“I just hope we don’t have match immediately,’’ Iwuagwu added.

Gbenga Dosumu, National coach said, the players were in high spirit and that they were technically prepared to face any country’s team.

“The boys, I must confess are ready. They trained under sun and rain, even when they were not sure of going’’.