President Jonathan pays a surprise visit to Eagles training ground.

President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan paid a surprised visit to the training ground of the super eagles on Saturday. The super Eagles who arrived Addis Ababa in the early hours of Saturday aboard a chartered Ethiopian airline flight were training in preparation for sunday's crucial world cup qualifiers when the president arrived.

The president who is in Ethiopia for the African union head of government extraordinary meeting spoke to the players and technical crew.

"Surely you will make it; the spirit is there. I wish you success. It is a determining match. Definitely we have been going to the world cup, but this time we are not just going to the world cup, we will make an impact. The world will begin to know that we have arrived as a nation. We will give you all the encouragement required. Thank you for what you are doing for us."

The president of Nigeria Football Federation, Aminu Maigari, in his remarks assured the president that the Eagles will make good of their qualification.

"I assure you that we will be able to deliver. We will do our best. We have a good team. Goodluck Jonathan is the only president who have created time amid tight schedule to be with the Eagles twice. This is the biggest motivation and we will make you proud. We will be in Brazil. " he said.

The Super Eagles of Nigeria takes on the Walyas of Ethiopia tomorrow in Addis Ababa.