Our Athletes Are Trained to Defend Nigeria on and off the Pitch: Football President Amaju Pinnick

Last week, Nigeria’s female football team, the Super Falcons, was verbally assaulted by a clearly frustrated Nigerian citizen in Vienna, Austria.

The unidentified man, in a viral video, accused the Super Falcons of failing Nigerian youths for representing a terrorist government presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari who he claimed was kidnapping Nigerian youths and killing them.Appalled at the incident, which took place on board a train.

Nigeria Football Federation President Amaju Pinnick joined the Morning Show on Tuesday to give an update on steps taken to unmask the man and report the incident to the world football governing body, FIFA, and the Austrian authorities as promised by the NFF.

Watch the Interview for more…

 

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