{"id":647026,"date":"2019-06-28T16:13:08","date_gmt":"2019-06-28T16:13:08","guid":{"rendered":"<br><div itemprop=\"description\">\n\t\t<p>Abuja \u2013 The Federal Government has hailed the Super Eagles for being the first team to qualify for the round of 16 at the ongoing 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Egypt.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1215835\" aria-d"},"modified":"2019-06-28T16:13:08","modified_gmt":"2019-06-28T16:13:08","slug":"2019-afcon-fg-hails-super-eagles-on-qualification-for-knock-out-stage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/06\/28\/2019-afcon-fg-hails-super-eagles-on-qualification-for-knock-out-stage\/","title":{"rendered":"2019 AFCON : FG hails Super Eagles on qualification for knock-out stage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div itemprop=\"description\">\n<p>Abuja \u2013 The Federal Government has hailed the Super Eagles for being the first team to qualify for the round of 16 at the ongoing 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Egypt.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1215835\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1215835\" style=\"width: 603px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1215835 jetpack-lazy-image\" alt=\"AFCON\" width=\"603\" height=\"399\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"  data-lazy- src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghanamma.com\/2019\/06\/1561738388_208_Screen-Shot-2019-06-27-at-11.31.10-AM.png\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1215835\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghanamma.com\/2019\/06\/1561738388_9_Screen-Shot-2019-06-27-at-11.31.10-AM.png\" alt=\"AFCON\" width=\"603\" height=\"399\"   data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1215835\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">AFCON : Nigeria\u2019s Kenneth Omeruo scores their first goal<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Super Eagles of Nigeria had on Wednesday defeated the Syli nationale of Guinea 1-0 in Alexandria, Egypt to book a place at the knock-out stage of the competition.<\/p>\n<p><!-- between content ad --><\/p>\n<p>The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Youth and Sports Development, Mr Olusade Adesola, gave the commendation on Thursday in a statement by the ministry\u2019s Director of Press, Mrs Blessing Lere-Adams.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the light of the scintillating performance of the national team, the Ministry of Youth and Sports Development joins millions of football loving Nigerians to congratulate the Super Eagles.<\/p>\n<p>AFCON: Super Eagles should be disciplined in goal area \u2014 Ebunam, others<span class=\"A11yNotice-u1v0gg-0 dWDZbM\">(Opens in a new browser tab)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe commend them for the doggedness on the field of play as well as clinching the ticket to the round of 16 after defeating their Guinean counterpart, \u201d Adesola said.<\/p>\n<p>He also reiterated the support of the Federal Government to the team\u2019s welfare, while urging them to go all the way to win the AFCON trophy for the teeming Nigerians back home.<\/p>\n<p>AFCON 2019: Perfect record good, but Super Eagles must score more goals, says Elegbeleye<span class=\"A11yNotice-u1v0gg-0 dWDZbM\">(Opens in a new browser tab)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Super Eagles will play their last group game on Sunday against debutants, Madagascar.<\/p>\n<p>The Super Eagles who currently top their group with six maximum points from two matches were the first team in the tournament to qualify for the knock-out stage.<\/p>\n<p>The 2019 AFCON which kicked off on June 21 will end on July 19. 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