The Labour Party, LP, candidate in the February 25th presidential election, Peter Obi, has commended the Super Falcons for reaching the last 16 of the ongoing FIFA Women’s World Cup.
He said despite Falcons’ penalty shootout
defeat to England in the knockout tie on Monday, Nigerians are proud of the
team.
The former Anambra Governor also hailed the
Nigerian Women’s Basketball team, D’Tigress for winning the FIBA Women’s
Afrobasket championship for the fourth consecutive time as well as Rena Wakama
who in the process became the first female coach to win the championship.
On his Twitter handle, he wrote “I will like
to congratulate our female National Basketball team, D’Tigress @DtigressNG who
emerged as the champions of Africa for the fourth consecutive time in the 2023
FIBA Women’s Afrobasket championship.
“We are proud of what they have accomplished
and happy with the victory they brought to the nation.I appreciate them for
their sacrifices and years of training which pushed them to victory. To the
coach, Rena Wakama, who just etched her name in the books of history as the
first female coach to win the competition since its inception in 1966, I
celebrate you.
“In the same vein, I will also like to
congratulate our female football National team, the Super Falcons,
@NGSuper_Falcons who progressed to the group of 16 at the ongoing female World
Cup tournament in Australia and New Zealand. They put up a good fight against
England today, and we are proud of them, despite the result.”
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