From: Diana Okon-Effiong, Calabar Foremost Women’s Sportscaster and Chairperson of Inneh Queens FC Of Benin City, Aisha Falode, Wednesday hailed the qualification of Nigeria’s...
Aisha Falode
From: Diana Okon-Effiong, Calabar
Foremost Women’s Sportscaster and Chairperson of Inneh Queens FC Of Benin City, Aisha Falode, Wednesday hailed the qualification of Nigeria’s Women’s U20 National team, the Falconets, for making the final round of the World Cup.
The Falconets defeated Congo DR 2-1 away and won the return leg in Abuja last weekend 2-0, for a 4-1 aggregate win to qualify.
Falode, who said she was gladdened by the feat, noted that the Nigerian lasses have the pedigree to go all the way and win the World Cup. The Falconets were runners-up at the last U-20 championship.
Falode said she was delighted that in spite of poor organisation and running of the Nigeria Women’s league, the Falconets, through sheer determination and zeal were able to come this far in its bid to qualify for the World Cup.
She said that she was doubly sure that the team will overhaul South Africa over two legs to qualify for the World Cup proper and urged the leadership of the Nigeria Football Federation to continue to extend its support to the Falconets.
Falode said that the poor organisation of the Nigerian Women’s League was very disturbing.
“Apart from the fact that we don’t have a sponsor for the league, what we now witness here is walk-over everywhere and that is why almost all the women’s national teams are struggling in all their qualifiers” she said.
She urged the NFF to take more than a parting interest in the Women’s League, as it is capable of employing thousands of young ladies and take them off known vices that they often engaged in.
Falode, fondly regarded as Fashionistic Sports Diva, also congratulated the Super Eagles for emerging from a 2-0 defeat to DR Congo in an international friendly in Belgium to whip eternal rivals Cameroun 3-0 in its second game.
“It shows that gradually, the character of the team is coming out but they must not rest on their oars but ensure that they keep their legs firmly on the pedals as more challenging qualifiers are ahead of the team,” she said.
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