ECOWAS SALUTES WORLD CUP 2014 QUALIFYING TEAMS-NIGERIANEWS

Nigerianews-ABUJA, Nigeria, November 21, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The President of the ECOWAS Commission His Excellency Kadre Desire Ouedraogo has congratulated “Teams ECOWAS” - Nigeria, Ghana and Cote d'Ivoire - for winning three of Africa's five slots for the 2014 FIFA World Cup Final in Brazil.



In a goodwill message to the three countries, the President said it is gratifying to note that ECOWAS national teams consolidated their sterling exploits at the Africa Nations Cup tournament earlier this year in South Africa, where they dominated the 16-nation competition with Nigeria emerging the continental Champions.


With their impressive performances in the just-concluded World Cup Africa qualification series, Teams ECOWAS have confirmed the region's reputation as the soccer powerful of Africa.


The President assured them that the entire Community and its more than 350 million people are solidly behind them as they fly the region's and Africa's flags in Brazil 2014.


President Ouedraogo also wished Cameroon and Algeria, Africa's two other World Cup qualifiers good luck and enjoined all the continent's representatives to surpass Africa's quarter-final record in the global football tournament.


Through hard work, discipline and dedication, he said they can bring the coveted trophy to the African soil for the first time in the World Cup history.
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