Enugu State Governor, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, has redeemed his N5million pledge to the Super Eagles of Nigeria that recently crashed out of the ongoing 2018 World Cup in Russia.
The governor made the pledge during a fund raising dinner organized by the Minister of Sports, Solomon Dalung and Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) prior to the Mundial in Russia.
Displaying the cheque before sports writers in his office, the state Commissioner for Sports, Mr. Joseph Udedi, said, “Sometime in May this year before the Word Cup, the Sports Minister invited our governor to Russia 2018 World Cup fund raising dinner in Abuja, during which he made a pledge of N5milion, and that is what we are redeeming today.
“We want to let Nigerians and the world to know that Gov. Ugwuanyi is a sports lover and a promise-keeper,” Udedi sated.
He stated that though the Super Eagles crashed out of the world cup at the early stage, the governor wants to support and encourage them, because they can still win laurels tomorrow.
