The Senate has urged the Federal Government to reward the Flamingos of Nigeria for making Nigeria proud by wining the Under-Seventeen World Cup Football Competition in Morocco.
The Senate also expressed their joy over the soccer trophy by the Nigerian girls and announced a donation of #100, 000 000 to the Flamingos of Nigeria to encourage them other young Nigerians to strive and aspire more to make the country proud.
The senate made the call and donation following a motion of urgent matters of national importance on the need to recognise and reward the Flamingo team members and the coaching crew moved by the Chairman, Senate Committee on Youths and Sports, Senator Abdul Ningi representing Bauchi Central.
Senator Ningi while lauding the sterling performance of the national under-17 female football team in the just concluded female soccer fiesta, recalled that what both the national senior male and female football teams could not do at the world stage, the Nigerian teenage girls have done for the country.
He described the victory as an unprecedented feat in the history of Africa and Nigeria football at the global stage, a development he said deserves the commendation of all patriotic Nigerians.
Senator Ningi therefore called on both the executive and the legislature to demonstrate to the young girls that government celebrate them by handsomely rewarding them.
Seconding the motion, Senator Adams Oshiomohle also commended the Flamingo team members and the coaching crew for the feat.
He particularly espressed joy that the Flamingo of Nigeria defeated many strong teams and finally defeated Japan at the final, and boosted that Japan may be superior to Nigeria in technology while Nigeria just showed them superiority in sports.
The President of the Senate Godswill Akpabio noted the striking soccer achievement by the Nigerian young girls at Morocco and announced a hundred million naira reward to the team and its coaching crew on behalf of the Senate.
Senator Akpabio also exoressed confidence that President Bola Tinubu will still do the needful by making special presentation to the Flamingo of Nigeria for making the country proud.
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