Governor
Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has rewarded the Falconets with a cash gift
of five million naira for beating Tanzania 3-0 in the U20 Women’s World
Cup qualifier in Benin City on Saturday.
Rasheedat Ajibade’s brace and Lilian Tule’s opener ensured Christopher
Danjuma’s ladies overcame their visitors at the packed Samuel Ogbemudia
Stadium.
Mr. Obaseki, who hosted the delegation of Nigeria and Tanzania for a
dinner party at the Banquet Hall, said hosting the encounter was to
support women’s football and bring back to the glory of sports.
He backed the Falconets to subdue the East Africans in the second leg in
Dar-es-Salaam, adding that the cash donation was made to spur the girls
to the next stage.
“Certainly, we hope to hosts the Falconets again. This is the first time
in a long while we are hosting a national team,” Mr. Obaseki told
journalists.
“Edo State government believes in engaging youth through sports and
hosting the girls will encourage other young ones to emulate them by
building their talents.
“The standard of the match was very high and simply incredible. I was
very impressed with the pace, style and accuracy of our girls.
“Certainly, they can see they are much better side – just that they need
to be a lot more confident, stable and definitely, they are going to
win in Tanzania.
“The donation is a token of support from the state government to the
players for making us proud beating Tanzania and motivate them to win
the second leg. We will be happy to welcome more teams in Benin.”
He further assured that the state is ready to host this year’s Nigeria
Women Premier League Super Four tournament scheduled to hold from
October 9-14 in Benin City
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