Super Eagles Receive Heroes Welcome in Abuja

The Super Eagles of Nigeria have returned to the country after finishing runners up at the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Ivory Coast.

Diana-Mary Nsan, media aide to John Enoh, minister of sports development, said the players landed at the Nnamdi Azikwe Stadium in the early hours of Tuesday.

She added that the minister of sports development was with the team alongside Ibrahim Gusau, the president of the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF).

In the videos shared on social media, the Eagles were welcomed by a crowd of people with Nigerian flags. The fans clapped and cheered as the players descended from the plane.

Thank you Nigerians…we are back home…thank you for the love🙏🏾🇳🇬⚽️ #SoarSuperEagles #LetsDoItAgain pic.twitter.com/TvOIuh98jK

— 🇳🇬 Super Eagles (@NGSuperEagles) February 13, 2024

Nigerians to Stanley Nwabali;

"Our number 1 goalkeeper."

Sweet. Motivation.

We need to ask wetin Nwabali dey always look for up. 😂 pic.twitter.com/zCmhqcYQG8

— Adepoju Tobi Samuel 🇳🇬 (@OgaNlaMedia) February 13, 2024