Nigeria’s leading airline, Air Peace has congratulated Super Eagles that won Bronze at this year’s Nation’s Cup, held in Egypt after...
Nigeria’s leading airline, Air Peace has congratulated Super
Eagles that won Bronze at this year’s Nation’s Cup, held in Egypt after
defeating Tunisia in a third place match on Wednesday.
The airline, which
airlifted the team back to Nigeria hailed the players for their determination,
which gave them victory, noting that they were not demoralized after losing in
the Semi-final encounter to Algeria.
Daily Trust learnt that the Air Peace flight commanded by
the airline’s female pilot, Captain Simisola Ajibola had airlifted the team
from Nigeria to Egypt before the tournament and the airline also brought them
back in a flight commanded by Captain Ikechukwu Ugochukwu, which landed in
Abuja on Friday morning.
Olajide said that the airline is humbled to carry out such
national duty for the country and would always be ready to serve Nigeria
anytime it is called upon to do so.
Chief Operating Officer of the airline, Mrs. Oluwatoyin
Olajide said the national team did the nation proud. She said, “We congratulate
our national team for doing us proud. The team flew the flag of our nation
proudly both in and out of the field. They gave their best”.
”We congratulate
them for not letting the loss at the semi-finals affect them in the third place
match. They showed the Nigerian resilience,” the airline said in a statement.
The airline noted that by celebrating the Super Eagles by Nigerians, the
players would be encouraged to achieve greater success in future.
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