Ahmed Musa, the Super Eagles captain, has extended an invitation to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, urging him to witness their matches firsthand in Ivory Coast during the ongoing 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) rather than following them on television. Musa conveyed this sentiment on behalf of the team during a Zoom meeting with the Minister of Sports Development, Sen. John Owan Enoh, on Wednesday.

In expressing gratitude for Enoh's words of encouragement, especially ahead of the crucial AFCON Round of 16 fixture against Cameroon on Saturday night, Musa stated, "We have a message that we are going to send to you [Enoh] to the President. We don’t want him to watch the game on TV anymore; we want him over here [Ivory Coast] to come and cheer us together. So this is our message to the President."

In response, Enoh assured the team that President Tinubu would indeed attend. He affirmed, "The president will come. I can assure you the president will come. He has told me when he wants to come, and my prayer is that gradually, we will get to the point where the President can come. He will come. I will bring the president; he will come."

Musa concluded by expressing the team's appreciation for Enoh's encouraging words. As the Super Eagles advance to the Round of 16 after finishing second in Group A behind Equatorial Guinea, they remain undefeated in the tournament with two wins and one draw.