…Gives President Tinubu Serious Headache What to Announce on Thursday Reception.
Cover photo shows Nigerian Captain, Always smiling Chidi Harmony lifting the trophy at the Azikiwe Airport in Abuja on Monday morning.
Current world U17 women’s football champions and African Queens, the Flamingoes of Nigeria Monday morning arrived Abuja the Federal Capital of Nigeria after their hard earned victory in Morocco being the first African nation to win a world cup.
The girls were welcomed at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport by NFF officials, Nigerian trumpet blowing supporters and a handful crowd that kept asking openly whether the Nigerian girls are actually up to 17 years old because of their small stature.
One of the onlooker who looks like an Airport official insisted that Oluwakemi Adegbuyi cannot be the age Nigeria claims, “I am a mother and this girl cannot be up to 13, why is Nigeria exposing her citizens to danger, I stopped watching the tournament because every country they met kept kicking the girl like football”. She was told the girl is actually 16 years and she shouted “Chimo”.
She was introduced to Jane Ijirigho who is the tallest girl in the tournament and after standing some few meters to Jane, she said “this one dey chop beans well well”.
The team, Patmos Media Line gathered are resting in an Abuja hotel waiting to meet the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Jagaban of Borgu, Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the Government seat of power on Thursday.
The Nigerian Government it was gathered is at a loss on what to do or give the girls since FIFA that organised the global tournament did not reward them with a dime under the guise that the age group tournament was not monetised because it is only arranged to introduce the girl to the world as future greats.
Feelers from the Villa said Mr President is wondering whether to organise that interested girls be arranged to be in a Federal University with Government taking care of all their expenses. President Tinubu had to allegedly remove his glasses when a top Government suggested the girls should be rewarded in US Dollars with National award.
Government may consider options of naming streets after them; getting them three bedroom mansions in their states of origin and ensuring their future is well guided.
Infact the Coach Hakeem Busari told Journalists at the Abuja Airport that her wards performed excellently but what to do with the girls and their future with Nigerian football is with Sports and Football Administrators surely referring to National Sports Commission NSC and the Nigerian Football Federation NFF.
Some of their parents have found their ways to Abuja for a cut in the show at the Villa.
Government decisions or not rich Nigerian Business men are not happy with the FIFA decision not to give the damsels money.
A rich Nigerian had sent $50k to the girls which was announced at a reception for the team by the National Sports Commission of Nigeria in Rabat Saturday night after the team Jammed former champions Japan 3-1 in the grand finale.
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Patmos Media Line learnt that Eminent Nigerian Business men are being rallied by Afrca’s richest man, Akiko Dangote to be part of the historic victory.
Nigeria on Saturday emerged Afrca’s first nation to win any women’s world cup 41 years after The same age group men’s football team won the 1st ever world U17 world cup in Beijing China.
Nigeria won the trophy for the Best Player of the tournament through Oluebube Umejiaku but Nigerias Goalkeeper Jane Ijirigho who we call Tallie for being the official tallest player of the tournament missed winning the Golden Gloves for Best Goalkeeper which FIFA after long debate gave to the North Korean Goalkeeper.
Patmos Media Line also got wind that the Nations First lady, Senator Pastor Oluremi Tinubu aka Iya Alakara of Aso Villa who sat to watch the match on her IPad phone live and rendered praise song to God after the victory has refused to put heads together with her husband and Government officials saying “these girls are my daughters, a mother knows what to give her good children and I will do that sacrificially”.
Every effort to reach The Special Assistant to Mr. Presidential on Media, Adebayo Onanuga to throw more light on development at the Villa proved abortive as he kept switching off on every call probably because of the reported crucial meeting between Mr President and top Sports officials in the Villa.
Eniola Olatunji reporting for Patmos Media Line.
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