Buhari commends the Falcons for their World Cup qualifying victory

By Michael V. Bolgent

Administrator

Posted: July 14, 2022 at 11:01 PM, Updated: July 14, 2022 at 11:01 PM

Buhari commends the Falcons for their World Cup qualifying victory

Following their convincing quarterfinal victory at the ongoing Women’s Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco, the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (ret. ), congratulated Nigeria’s women’s football team, the Super Falcons, on qualifying for the Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand in 2023 on Thursday in Daura.

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Super Falcons defeated Cameroon 1-0 on Thursday
Buhari congratulates Super Falcons on qualifying for the Women’s World Cup
The President said he is excited for the budding stars of the future

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A statement headlined “President Buhari hails Super Falcons’ qualification for 2023 Women’s World Cup” and signed by his Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, contains Buhari’s congratulations.

The nine-time WAFCON champion Super Falcons defeated Cameroon 1-0 on Thursday night to retain their title.

[quotation]”The President lauds the spirited performance of the team in the tournament and for maintaining its dominant posture as undisputed champions of the round-leather game and most successful international women’s football team in the continent,” Adesina wrote.[/quotation]

The President tells the girls and their handlers that the entire nation is solidly standing with them and will continue to support them until the final whistle in Morocco because they have won the tournament twice, in 2016 and 2018, under this administration.

He hopes the Super Falcons, who have produced some of the greatest African players in women’s soccer history, would outperform their performance from the 2018 Women’s World Cup when they made it to the Round of 16 for the first time in 15 years.

President Buhari says he is excited for the budding stars of the future, who he believes will one day lead Nigeria to the World Cup victory through perseverance, hard work, and discipline.