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Obasanjo spoils Falcons
Impressed with Nigeria’s dominance in the female football in Africa,
President Olusegun Obasanjo has splashed millions on the members of the
victorious Super Falcons for their feat at the just concluded African Women
Championship in Warri, Delta State, Nigeriansportsonline.com can report.
The five-time African champions are to receive one million naira ($7,800)
each for winning the African Championship for a record fifth consecutive
time.
President Olusegun Obasanjo announced the cash reward at a ceremony in the
capital Abuja after he received the girls at the Aso Rock Villa alongside
NFA chairman, Alhaji Sani Lulu.
The Super Falcons piped the Black Queens of Ghana 1-0 in the final in the
southern Nigerian city of Warri last Saturday to clinch the title.
Nigeria and Ghana will represent Africa at the women's World Cup in China
next year.
Meanwhile, the Super Falcons have won every edition of the Women's
Championship
Nigeria's Perpetua Nkwocha has welcomed President Olusegun Obasanjo's
decision to award each winner of the African Women's Championship a cash
bonus of US$8,000.
The Super Falcons won the tournament for a record fifth time last Sunday,
and Obasanjo announced his awards on Thursday.
"It's a good thing to be rewarded by the president," Nkwocha told BBC Sport.
"We just hope the rewards will be a continual thing."
Obasanjo's tenure as Nigerian president ends next May and forward Nkwocha,
who scored the matchwinner in the 1-0 defeat of Ghana in the final, hopes
the new regime will continue the bonuses.
"With this movitation, we can look forward to the World Cup with greater
motivation."
By winning the competition in Delta State, south-western Nigeria, the hosts
automatically qualify for next year's Women's World Cup in China.
They will be joined in the finals by runners-up Ghana.
Obasanjo hosted the Super Falcons with a breakfast at the Presidential Villa
in Abuja.
He used the occasion to commend the exploits of the Falcons whom he
described as "my adoring daughters".
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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 19 2006