President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday received the FIFA World Cup trophy at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
The trophy is presently touring 91 cities in 51 countries across the globe ahead of the 2018 FIFA World Cup competition billed for Russia in June.
Apart from thanking the world football ruling body, FIFA for allowing the trophy to tour two cities in Nigeria, Abuja and Lagos, President Buhari promised to support the Super Eagles towards winning the trophy in June.
He was glad that the Super Eagles was the first African team to qualify for the 2018 World Cup.
According to him, football has been a great unifying factor among the ethnic groups in the country.
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