“However, in terms of security, there are still pockets of hostilities around the borders with Mali, Guinea-Bissau and Gambia in the Casamance region,” it stated.
Ms Balarabe stated that agriculture remains the fulcrum of the governor’s development agenda.
“The visit is to establish academic collaborations which include activities such as staff/student exchange.’’
The three-day tournament hosted Egypt, Algeria, Nigeria, Mauritius, Cameroon, South Africa, Kenya and Cote d’Ivoire.
“Going into the next AFCON (2023), we still won’t have any Nigerian official; I am going to interrogate this matter.”
A breakdown of the qualified countries shows that 12 former AFCON champions, including three-time champions Nigeria, will be on parade come January 2024.
Peseiro had steered the Super Eagles through the qualifiers and to an AFCON ticket with a match to spare.
He said that the results were withheld in connection with various reported cases of examination malpractice.
