Super Eagles Coach Peseiro Hails Tobi Amusan, Makes Special Statement on Her Success

Super Eagles Coach Peseiro Hails Tobi Amusan, Makes Special Statement on Her Success

Ibitoye Shittu
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:07 PM
  • Nigerian star Tobi Amusan has won gold at the World Athletes Championship in Oregon, breaking a world record
  • Super Eagles coach Jose Peseiro has congratulated the 25-year-old for her success at the World Athletes Championship
  • Peseiro noted that the motivation behind Amusan and Brume’s exploits is what he appreciates about Nigerians

Jose Peseiro who is the head coach of the Super Eagles of Nigeria has joined millions of Nigerians in congratulating super athlete Tobi Amusan for breaking the record in the 100 meters in Oregon.

Tobi Amusan has recorded her name in the history books after finishing the 100 meter semifinal race at the World Athletes Championship with 12 seconds in what was an incredible record.

And to make things sweet for the 25-year-old, she won gold in the final thereby becoming the first Nigerian to do so at the World Athletes Championship.

Tobi Amusan, Jose Peseiro, Super Eagles, Athletes, Oregon, congratulatory messages.
Super Eagles coach Peseiro hails Tobi Amusan. Photo by Mustafa Yalcin/Anadolu
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President Buhari and other top Government officials, Governors have also congratulated Tobi Amusan for making the nation proud with the success recorded in Oregon.

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And according to the post, Jose Peseiro made available on his official Twitter page, the Super Eagle explained that he was impressed with the performances of Tobi Amusan.

Jose Peseiro's reaction about Tobi Amusan's success

''Tobi Amusan set a world record and won the gold medal, while Ese Brume won the silver medal and both brought home two medals for Nigeria from the World Athletics Championship.''
''This is the ambition I like to see in Nigerians! Congratulations to Team Nigeria.''

Earlier, Sports Brief had reported how a fan inside the Hayward Field stadium in the northwest United States was so excited to celebrate Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan, who won the Women’s 100m Hurdles.

The 25-year-old Nigerian sprinter stunned fans inside the University of Oregon in Eugene campus on the last day of the World Athletics Championships.

Tobi completed a 12.05 seconds race in the final to smash her personal best as well as the world record to win gold.

Moments after winning the race, Amusan ran towards a section of the stands where fans were excited to see her clinch gold.

One of them quickly increased the volume of his phone as the sound of Kizz Daniel’s trending song ‘Buga’ blasted through the speakers.

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