Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the Moroccan football team, the Atlas Lions and King Mohammed for making history at the ongoing World Cup in Qatar.
The congratulatory message issued by presidential hspokesperson, Malam Garba Shehu, on Monday in Abuja, said that Buhari lauded the Atlas Lions for becoming the fourth team from an African country to ever qualify for the World Cup quarterfinals.
The team is also the first in Africa to win a place in a semi-final at the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022.
According to the Nigerian leader, Morocco has made the entire continent proud with their grit and dexterity, giving hope that an African team can indeed win, and should win the ongoing global championship in Qatar.
He commended the team for their skill and teamwork, saying that at the same time that this could not have been achieved without the exemplary role of the Moroccan authorities in putting together a formidable team.
Nigeria and Morocco have been enjoying impressive trade relations.
Nigeria and Morocco are strengthening their cooperation through the mega Nigeria-Morocco gas pipeline, which has the potential to benefit 400 million inhabitants across Africa.
Morocco’s National Office of Hydrocarbons and Mines (ONHYM) has signed five new Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) with several countries, which emphasized their unwavering support for the implementation of the Nigeria-Morocco gas pipeline.
Morocco recently signed five agreements with Nigeria, Gambia, Guinea Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, and Ghana. The signing of the MoU reflects the countries’ determination to support the Morocco-Nigeria gas pipeline, which seeks to improve energy infrastructure in the region.
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