The captain of the historic Nigeria's U16 team that won the maiden FIFA U-16 World Cup, Nduka Ugbade, has mixed feelings as the world today remembers the historic feat attained by him and his teammates 35 years ago.
While Ugbade is elated with the nostalgic feeling of ruling the world as a teenager, he feels let down that President Muhammadu Buhari was not allowed to reward him and his teammates the way he wanted to four years ago.
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