Ex- Falcons Star, Patience Avri, reminds President Tinubu on Rewards
United States of America (USA)-based ex-Super Falcons’ attacker, Patience Avre-Odeli has reminded Nigeria’s president, Bola Ahmed Tinubu to add former national football team players who earlier dominated African women’s football scene in the list of his reward plans.
The former Ufuoma Babes FC of Warri and Princess Jegede Babes FC of Lagos forward relaunched her appeals to President Tinubu after players of national women’s Basketball team, D’Tigress were handed certificates of lands promised them by government following successful outings in continental games like the Super Falcons.
In a press statement issued from her USA base, Avre commended Tinubu for fulfilling the promise made to Nigeria’s sportsmen and women, arguing that the gesture will motivate the country’s representatives at international arena to put in their best efforts to excel.
She said: “On behalf of ex-Super Falcons’ stars, I begin by thanking our beloved President for fulfilling his land promise to D’Tigress. This is a big motivation for the team, and I know they would also be given one hundred thousand dollars per player as promised.”
Speaking further, she said: “I’m also sure that Super Falcons who won the last WAFCON in Morocco would be fully rewarded by the President soon. But ex-Super Falcons who had previously won African titles on many occasions also deserve appreciation and compensation from president Tinubu.
The four-time WAFCON winner said that president Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda mantra should include appreciating or honouring former Super Falcons that were not rewarded while they dominated African women football for nine years.
According to her, former Super Falcons like Aysat Yusuf , Martha Tarhemba ,Prisca Emeafu , Mercy Akide-Udoh, Yinka Kudaisi ,Rita Nwadike, Phoebe Ebiemokumor , and several others are fervently praying for president Tinubu to honour and reward past heroines who won many WAFCON titles for Nigeria.
