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Adeniji Pens Emotional Farewell To MFM
Striker Kabiru Adeniji, has penned an emotional goodbye message to the fans of MFM FC after joining another team.
Adeniji brought his stay at the Olukoya Boys to an end last Thursday after he joined another Nigeria professional football league side Kwara United.
Adeniji spent two seasons with MFM FC of Lagos and was one of the club’s best players, until the final day of his contract.
The player took to his social media handle to bid farewell to the management of the Olukoya Boys and their supporter
“It was a great journey well spent at MFM FC. I came to this club for the first time and was well well-received,” he told Tidesports source.
“From day one, from the first training session, until the last of 2019/20 season, I have had the fortune to enjoy football passionately. I have dozens, hundreds of images recorded in my mind of moments shared with all.
“Many goal celebrations, the happiness in the form of support from the MFM family. I am a privileged, honored footballer, for whom life has allowed him to wear the shirt of a fantastic club.”
“I could mention one-by-one all the extraordinary people with whom I have had the pleasure of overcoming challenges and difficulties in the many ways that have been presented throughout this time, but I prefer to give them a collective thanks, because the MFM FC management, coaches, backroom staff, players and supporters are wonderful people. We all win, we all lose and we work together.
“Thank you very much to all of them because I have always been rewarded with their trust and support for my efforts.
“With this letter I do not say farewell, I just want to let you know that I made the decision to seek a new challenge in my career,” he concluded.
Iwobi spoke to Tidesports source ahead of Nigeria’s crunch playoff semi-final against Gabon on Thursday, November 13, in Rabat, Morocco.
The 28-year-old was reacting to Nigeria’s shaky World Cup qualifying campaign that saw the Eagles finish second in Group C behind South Africa’s Bafana Bafana.
“We’ve managed to rescue ourselves from the dead,” Iwobi told Tidesports source.
We know we have the players and the abilities to compete against any other country in the world.”
The Fulham star pointed to Nigeria’s star power, highlighting African Footballer of the Year winners Ademola Lookman and Victor Osimhen as proof of the squad’s quality.
“We have last year’s African best player (Ademola Lookman), the year before that (Victor Osimhen),” he said.
“It’ll be a shame if we don’t make it, but we have a lot of confidence. We just have to prove it to ourselves.”
Nigeria’s path to the United States, Canada and Mexico has been turbulent, with two coaches departing during the early stages of qualifying before Éric Chelle steadied the ship to steer the Super Eagles into November’s CAF playoffs.
Four nations from the continent – Nigeria, Cameroon, DR Congo and Gabon – will vie for a solitary spot to compete in next March’s inter-confederation playoffs, with a view to joining the already nine qualified African nations at the Finals.
It would mark Iwobi’s second appearance at the World Cup Finals and the Super Eagles’ first since the 2018 edition of the competition.
Back then, Iwobi featured in all three games as Nigeria was knocked out in the group stage.
The Chief Executive Officer(CEO) and Publisher of the Atlantic Bell Online medium, Mr. Celestine Ogolo has advised sports writers in Nigeria to diversify in sports writing and not to concentrate on football reporting alone.
The Deputy National President of Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) Mr. Bonny Nyong has expressed commitment to support sports development and move SWAN forward.
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