President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Nigeria’s Female Football team, the Super Falcons, for qualifying for the Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand in 2023 after their emphatic quarter-final victory at the ongoing 2022 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) in Morocco.
TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Super Falcons, the record nine-time title holder and defending champions of WAFCON, triumphed 1-0 over Cameroon on Thursday night.
President Buhari lauded the spirited performance of the team in the tournament and for maintaining its dominant posture as undisputed champions of the round-leather game and the most successful international women’s football team on the continent.
“Having won the tournament twice in 2016 and 2018, under this administration, the President assures the girls and their handlers that the whole nation is strongly standing with them and will continue to cheer them on until the final whistle in Morocco.
“He prays that the Super Falcons, who have produced some of the greatest African players in the history of the women’s game, will surpass their achievement in the last Women’s World Cup in 2019, where they advanced to the Round of 16, for the first time in 15 years.
“President Buhari also looks forward to the next generation of upcoming stars, who through hard work, discipline, resilience and determination, will one day win the World Cup for Nigeria,” a statement released by Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the President, Media & Publicity reads.
Super Falcons showed strength of character – Pinnick
Amaju Pinnick, President of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), on Thursday lauded Super Falcons players for their qualification for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup.
The Falcons defeated Indomitable Lionesses of Cameroon 1-0 on Thursday in the quarter-finals of the ongoing Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) in Morocco.
The win helped them to set up a semi-finals clash with the hosts.
“I congratulate the girls for a strong performance against another strong team,” Pinnick said.
“They showed that truly, Nigeria is the powerhouse of African women football. They held firm to victory even in the face of pressure towards the end.
“Their strength and perseverance was highly commendable. They have done very well to qualify for the FIFA World Cup.
“Now, we can aim for a retention of the trophy.”
Nigeria, the nine-time champions of the WAFCON tournament, are aiming for the 10th title in Morocco.