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PRESIDENT BUHARI SALUTES ANTHONY JOSHUA ON COMEBACK VICTORY

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Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari has on Sunday morning  thumbed up two-time World Heavyweight Boxing Champion, Anthony Joshua who is of Nigerian origin.

In a press release issued by Chief Femi Adesina, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Buhari hailed the boxer for regaining his belts on Saturday night in a rematch with Mexican, Andy Ruiz Jr.

According to the stament issued on twitters, the President rejoiced with Joshua, saluting him for bringing joy to millions of Nigerians at home and in the Diaspora, who had rooted for him to regain the titles he lost about six months ago.

 “The downfall of a man is truly not the end of his life. There’s always another, and better day. This is a lesson we must all learn from you as a country,” President Buhari tells the comeback world champion.

He wishes the boxer well as he seeks to bring more glory to Nigeria, and to the boxing profession.

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Kunle Solaja is the author of landmark books on sports and journalism as well as being a multiple award-winning journalist and editor of long standing. He is easily Nigeria’s foremost soccer diarist and Africa's most capped FIFA World Cup journalist, having attended all FIFA World Cup finals from Italia ’90 to Qatar 2022. He was honoured at the Qatar 2022 World Cup by FIFA and AIPS.

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