SWAN FCT commends Dare, NFF for wonderful performances in Birmingham, Costa Rica
ORU Leonard
The Sports Writers Association of Nigeria, SWAN FCT chapter has commended the Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Hon. Sunday Dare and the President of the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF for their wonderful outings at both Birmingham and Costa Rica respectively.
This is contained in the statement signed by the SWAN Secretary, Chris Onokpegu.
The statement reads in part
“The Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), FCT chapter has congratulates the the Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Hon. Sunday Dare and the President of the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF for their wonderful outings at both Birmingham and Costa Rica respectively.
“Team Nigeria went to the Commonwealth Games and returned with 12 Gold, 9 Silver and 14 Bronze medals to break the 1994 medal record.
“The athletes were not only outstanding but also broke so many records at the just-concluded Games in Birmingham, England.
“To crown it all, there were no issue of protest or athletes fighting over their allowances for the first time and the most interesting aspect is that there were no issue of doping.
“As if that was not enough, the female football national team,the Falconets also churned out good results in far away Costa Rica at the ongoing FIFA Female Football World Cup beating european champions, France and Korea by 1-0 each.
“Kudos must go to the Minister and the NFF for their wonderful contributions towards the preparations of the teams. They deserve our commendation because if they had failed, they would have been the ones receiving all the criticisms but now that they have done well and Falconets are performing wonders in Costa Rica, we have to commend them.
“However, we want to use this opportunity to call on the Honourable Minister and his team to start preparation in earnest for the upcoming All African Games and the Olympics, so that the feat achieved at Birmingham will be a child’s play.
“We also urge the NFF to ensure that all the allowances of the girls are given on time to avoid distraction so that the girls can bring home the elusive trophy.”
