By Adamu Abuh, Abuja 13 July 2023 | 5:15 am The House of Representatives yesterday waded in to stop the Super Falcon from Boycotting the women world cup tournament. Super Falcons PHOTO: Twitter The House of Representatives yesterday waded in to stop the Super Falcon from Boycotting the women world cup tournament. Adopting a motion initiated by Mr Olumide Osoba, at the plenary presided by Speaker Tajudeen Abass, the House set up an Ad-hoc Committee to investigate the dispute between the Super Falcons and the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) . The House pledged to propose necessary reforms to prevent the planned protest and boycott of the Nigeria Female Football team at the Women’s World Cup also to prevent future occurrences. (The Lawmakers urged the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to pay match bonuses and allowances to the Super Falcons; the House thereby summonned the NFF and relevant stakeholders to appear before the Adhoc Committee to provide a detailed report on the steps taken to resolve the dispute and ensure the smooth participation of the Super Falcons in the 2023 Women’s World Cup. Osoba stressed the need by the House to wade into the issue as the likely boycott of the event would not only be embarrassing but have negative impact on Nigeria’s reputation. He noted that it is disheartening to witness the neglect and mistreatment of athletes which undermines their morale and tarnishes the nation’s reputation. Sport 1 hour ago The House of Representatives yesterday waded in to stop the Super Falcon from Boycotting the women world cup tournament. 3 hours ago Nigeria’s preparation for the 2023 Afrobasket Women’s Championship, billed to hold in Rwanda from July 28 to August 6, has suffered a huge setback, as players expected to participate in then tryout refused to join the exercise. 3 hours ago Former international and football legend, Segun Odegbami, has commended Air Peace for the proposed Diplomacy Wall of Fame initiative to be unveiled in Lagos on July 28. 3 hours ago The nascent Saudi Pro League (SPL) has chosen former Chelsea’s Sporting Director, Michael Emenalo, as it first director of football, reports theathletic.com. 3 hours ago Former Nigerian jumper, hurdler and sprinter, Seigha Porbeni, has predicted that the United States-based Nigerian speedstar, Godson Brume, would make a big difference in the country’s relay team that will participate in the Lagos Series tomorrow.
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