FG yet to decide reception date for victorious Falcons

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has revealed that the Federal Government is yet to fix a date for the reception of the victorious Super Falcons after lifting the Africa W omen Cup of Nations (AWCON) for the record eighth time.
NFF General Secretary, Dr. Mohammed Sanusi, who met with the players and officials at the Agura Hotel on Tuesday, said this while praising the Falcons for their tenacity and total dedication to duty in Cameroun despite low morale.
He further confirmed that the NFF is waiting for word from the Government to know when the African champions will be hosted to a state reception.
“The reception is out of our hands. We are waiting on the Federal Government, and as soon as we have confirmation of the date, we will inform the players and officials to regroup in Abuja,” Sanusi said.
The NFF scribe also appealed to media representatives to understand the poor financial situation of the Federation, and temper their write –ups with some understanding.
“This morning, I was reading a report that the Federation is yet to pay the Super Falcons one kobo. That is not correct. While the team was in Cameroun, the NFF sourced for money from one of our sponsors and paid the players N500,000 each, and also paid the technical crew and backroom staff.
“Our friends in the media should make effort to clarify whatever information they have before going to press.
“We must commend the Hon. Minister (Barrister Solomon Dalung). He has been energetically pushing the cases of the various National Teams. We did the memo for the Women Africa Cup of Nations in October and it is being processed as we speak.
“In relation to all these, we are in the process of sorting out our TSA domiciliary accounts so that we can receive our due grants from FIFA and CAF, including the $80,000 prize money from the AWCON, once it is available,” he concluded.