President Bola Tinubu on has confessed that he did not have the courage to watch the Saturday’s final match between the Super Falcons and their Moroccan counterparts.
The WAFCON final was tense but dramatically ended in favour of the gallant fFalcons.
According to Tinubu, he was scared his BP could rise because of the tension generated.
He said this on Monday when he received the Falcons at the Presidential Villa.
Tinubu, who showered the great babes and the crew with sumptuous rewards, said: “I didn’t want to watch the match initially because I don’t want high blood pressure. My wife was cooking my food in the kitchen, rushed out to tell me we had won.”
He bestowed on them the national honour of Officer of the Order of the Niger, on the Super Falcons and the entire technical crew.
He also allocated three-bedroom apartments in Abuja to each of the players and the technical crew at the Renewed Hope Estate.
The President also directed the cash award of the naira equivalent of $100,000 each of the 24 players and $50,000 to each of the 11-man technical crew.
This came during a reception in honour of the players and the coaching crew at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
“Additionally, I have I directed the allocation of three bedroom apartments in the Renewed Hope Housing Scheme.
“Then there is the cash award of the naira equivalent of $100,000 US dollars each 24 players and the naira equivalent of $50,000 to the 11-man technical crew.”
