Flamingos Get Sumptuous Reward From FG, Senate For World Cup Win

By  Dianabafi Effiong

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Wednesday in Abuja, announced bountiful rewards for the triumphant Nigeria U-17 girls, the Flamingos, with the sum of N100 million each.

According to the President,  the money will be invested in the Federal Government Savings Bond. 
The affected players will be presented with certificates for the amount expected to generate monthly returns and will be intact after five years. 

The Head Coach was also rewarded with N100 million in cash, while the assistant coaches and other members of the technical and administrative crew got N50 million each. 

Delivering the goodies to the team on behalf of the President, the First Lady, and Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, the team praised the fighting spirit of the young player.

She also applauded them for overcoming the setback of a defeat in their first match to win their remaining matches to become the first African team to win the FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup. 

Similarly, the Chairman of the National Sports Commission, Shehu Dikko, said that Nigeria’s women’s team had brought a lot of laurels to the nation in the past year.

He said that President Bola Tinubu’s administration’s huge investment in sports development at the grassroots level enhanced recent success stories. 

Present at the occasion as well were the wife of the Vice President, Hajiya Nana Shettima; wives of the Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives; Director General of the National Sports Commission, Bukola Olopade; Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Mr. Adewale Adeniyi; top officials of the National Sports Commission and the Nigeria Football Federation; sports and football stakeholders; and aides of the President and the First Lady.   

The players and officials were, thereafter, hosted by the Senate of the Federal Republic, with the Senate President,  Godswill Akpabio, handing the team N100 million for their historic feat.