The President of Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), Mr Honour Sirawoo has hailed the Super Falcons of Nigeria for winning the Africa Women Cup of Nations for a record 8th time after beating the indomitable lioness of Cameroon 1-0 in the finals of the championship at the Ahmadou Ahidjo stadium, Cameroon.
With this feat, the Super Falcons retained the title they won two years ago in Namibia, where the team also beat Cameroon in the finals.
Sirawoo described the victory as a befitting early Christmas gift to Nigerians, who are beginning to see glory days of Nigerian football in view of the Super Eagles’ recent performance in the 2018 World Cup qualifiers.
He commended the technical crew led by former Super Falcons captain, Florence Omagbemi, who has made history by becoming the first African female footballer to win the trophy as a player and coach, and Nigerians for their prayers as well as support to the team towards achieving success.
According to him, “the Super Falcons have once again brought smiles to the faces of Nigerians with the latest triumph despite several challenges. We expect the Nigeria Football Federation to immediately commence the process of preparing the team adequately for the Women World Cup.
“SWAN under my leadership will continue to advocate for better preparations for all our national teams across all sport. This victory should serve as a platform for the Nigerian Football Federation to make good plans for their future engagements."
He maintained that sports journalists are focused in the quest for a well coordinated media towards attaining its primary aim of promoting sport development through writing and broadcasting and solicited the cooperation of critical stakeholders
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