Nigeria Football Supporters Club to inaugurate Beijing Chapter

LAOGS, April 2 (Xinhua) -- The Nigeria Football Supporters Club(NFSC), said Wednesday in Lagos that it had concluded plans to inaugurate the Beijing chapter of the club ahead of the August Olympics.

Rafiu Oladipo, NFSC's President-General, said the Beijing fans were being organized to cheer the Super Falcons and the U-23 team to victory, according to the report of the News Agency of Nigeria.

"NFSC will be visiting Beijing, China, soon to launch its chapters ahead of the Olympic Games," he said.

Both the Super Falcons and the U-23 team have qualified for the football tournaments of the Games.

Oladipo said Nigerians who are residents in China would be mobilised to the venues of the Games to give the necessary support to the country's contingent during the Olympics.

"Nigeria is noted for football and we shall be supporting our team to excel in the event," he said.

Falcons are riding on the backs of Black Queens of Ghana to China while the U-23 team also edged out Ghana's Black Meteors to book the ticket.

Nigeria won a gold at the Atlanta 1996 Olympic Games.