2018 World cup: It is do-or-die Dalung warns Nigeria's opponents.
By Bunmi Blair. The Super Eagles of Nigeria must justify the government's huge investment in football at the 2018 world cup. Nigeria's minister of youth and sports, Solomon Dalung made the declaration while responding to questions from newsmen, after he failed in his bid to defend the ministry's 2018 budget before Nigeria's legislators. Solomon Dalung Dalung had on Tuesday in Abuja, appeared before Nigeria's house committee on sports to defend his ministry's 2018 budget proposal. He was however told the committee needed more time to study the budget. When asked if some Nigerians were right to demand that the Super Eagles win the 2018 world cup, Dalung said those Nigerians were speaking the mind of the government. “Nigerians are expressing the mind of the government. The world cup is a do-or-die affair to this government.” “We are going as contenders. Some so many people took us as mere jokers when we started the campaign, but we qual