World Football governing
body,FIFA, cancelled a dinner party organised for the Super Eagles of
Nigeria,following their 6-1 defeat of Tahiti on Monday,at the ongoing
2013 Confederations Cup.
It is understood that at the instance of FIFA,the Super Eagles were
prevented from leaving their hotel in Belvedere,citing security
concerns,especially with the demonstrations and protests going on in
Brazil,since the competition started.
According to a PANA Correspondent,the Super Eagles were slated to
have the dinner at Restaurant Atelier in Savassi centre in Belo
Horizonte on Monday evening,before departing for Salvador on
Tuesday,venue of their second game against Uruguay.
“It is sad, but we have to understand the concerns of FIFA. We
would have loved to celebrate the victory with guests of Nigerian
roots,’’ said one of the organisers of the dinner,Olusegun Akinruli, who
prepared the dishes for the players.
Councilman Leo Bourgeois also lamented the cancellation of the dinner.
“It’s sad. We try to show that there was sufficient security for the athletes. But we have to accept the decision of the FIFA.
“The cancellation was because of legitimate demonstrations within a
democratic country,’’ he was quoted as saying by the News Agency of
Nigeria(NAN)
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