Football administrators in Enugu State on Wednesday hailed Super Falcons of Nigeria qualification for the 2022 Africa Women’s Cup of Nations (AWCON) in Morocco.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Falcons defeated Baby Elephant 2-0 in the first leg played in Nigeria and 1-0 in the second leg played in Cote D’Ivoire.
The administrators hailed the Falcons qualifications, saying that the team showed their supremacy over the Ivorians by defeating them both home and away.
The Chairman, Enugu State Football Association (ENSFA), Tony Ugwu, said the players did well considering the growth of football in the continent.
He said there were no more pushovers in Africa female football as days were gone when Super Falcons beat teams with big margins.
“I wish to congratulate the Super Falcons and Nigeria at large for our qualification because it is not easy.
“Football has changed in Africa. Before, Falcons was the best but football has developed in other parts of Africa.
“Congratulations to them (Super Falcons) for the qualification,” he said.
Ugwu said, “Best legs are needed in every football competition and the coach should always look for the best; be it in Europe or elsewhere.
“I am not saying that we should not develop our league but the national team should be the combination of home and Europe-based players.’’
Okey Nnamani, a Female Football Administrator in Enugu, said the result was good as it propelled the Falcons to the Cup of Nations in Morocco.
The Proprietor of Coal City Babes said that Nigerian Women Football was going down day by day; notwithstanding that the Falcons beat Cote D’Ivoire 1-0.
“This is the type of match Nigerians should be expecting 4-0 score line during the good days. We need to improve our home league,” he said.
He observed that the professional players were not committed when playing for the country owing to poor incentives.
“We need to make sure that our females are taken care of, the same way the male counterparts are being taken care of.
“Our national coach should also select our home-based players for the national team, instead of fully depending on the players abroad,” Nnamani said.