Bukola Saraki, previous Senate President has actually motivated the Super Eagles following their elimination from AFCON 2021.

Nigeria crashed out of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) after a 0-1 loss to the North African side, Tunisia.

A goalkeeping error from Maduka Okoye offered the Carthage Eagles the objective a few minutes into the second half.

Saraki revealed dissatisfaction at the outcome however commended the Super Eagles for providing it their all.

His tweet read, “Tonight, our Super Eagles gave their all! Despite the fact that we had so much promise and we are disappointed with the result, in football, you win some and you lose some!

“I salute our gamers, our training personnel, and everybody who added to our success up until now!

Likewise, Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, advised the Nigeria team not to give up however have their sights on Qatar World Cup qualifying video game against Ghana.

His tweet read,” We must never give up. I value our players and the whole Team Nigeria for the successes up until now.

“We might have lost out of the #AFCON 2021 at this moment, but our sights need to be routed on the Qatar World Cup qualifying video game against Ghana.” [sic]