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NFA lauds Sunshine Over Champions League Progress
The Nigeria Football Association (NFA) has congratulated
Sunshine Stars FC of Akure for its progress into the semi-finals of this year’s
Confederation of African Football (CAF) Champions League.
The NFA congratulated the club early in the week, in Lagos,
in a statement by its Chief Media Officer, Ademola Olajire.
The statement noted that the feat was made possible
following Monday’s ejection of Etoile du Sahel of Tunisia from the group stage
by the CAF.
“CAF threw out the respected Tunisian team following the
immense crowd trouble in their clash with Tunisian rivals, Esperance Sportive
du Tunis, in Sousse penultimate weekend.
“I am delighted at the progress of Sunshine Stars FC, and we
will do everything to encourage the club to reach the final and go for the
trophy.
“It is a prestigious trophy and it is a long time that we
won it. It is time that we win again,” the statement quoted the NFA President,
Aminu Maigari, as saying.
Sunshine Stars will play Cup holders Esperance in Tunis this
weekend for the top place in the group.