All Progressives Congress (APC) senatorial candidate for Kaduna Central, Shehu Sani has urged President Bola Tinubu to reward the World Cup-winning Flamingos team handsomely.
He said the rewards to be extended to the female U-17 team after winning the World Cup over the weekend must match those the Super Falcons got for their historic victory at the 2025 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON), where Nigeria clinched a record-extending 10th continental title.
Sani made the recommendation in an X post on Sunday.
Nigeria edged Japan 2-1 at the Mohammed VI Football Complex in Rabat, Morocco on Saturday to claim Africa’s first title in the competition.
Tinubu had rewarded the 2025 WAFCON-winning Falcons with a $100,000 cash prize, three-bedroom apartment in Abuja, and national honor of Officer of the Order of Nigeria (OON) for each of the players.
Last Monday, National Sports Commission (NSC) confirmed that the players had begun receiving payments estimated at ₦140 million each, being the naira equivalent of the cash prize.
Taking to X, Sani said the Flamingos deserved the same rewards.
He said, “Nigeria’s Flamingos who won the Women under-17 World Cup deserve the same rewards given to the Falcons.”
(The Sun)