Maureen Madu, a five time winner of the Women African Cup of Nations (WAFCON), has called on President Tinubu to extend his kind gestures to veteran Falcons.
Madu, who made the call in an interview with newsmen in Awka on Sunday, said the gesture would stand him out as a lover of sports women and female footballers.
Madu, who played over 100 games for the Super Falcons told journalists in Awka on Sunday, that Tinubu had shown that the love of women mattered especially those who went into sports.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the presidents hosted the 2025 golden WAFCON team in Abuja where he announced a reward of a 3-bedroom flat and a cash reward of 100,000 dollars to each of the players.
The Falcon, who won the title for the sixth time as a coach, said they were not as fortunate even though they spent their youthful lives as trailblazers of female football and won laurels from the first to the ninth time for Nigeria.
Madu, who operates the Maureen Madu Kiddies Football Academy for girls in Anambra, commended the president for announcing generous reward to the 2025 Super Falcons.
She said without them who laid the foundation, Nigeria would not be about being 10th time winners of the coverted cup.
She recalled that some members of Super Falcons were sacked by their clubs after coming to represent Nigeria at the Nations Cup.
“I want to specially thank President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for encouraging the girl child; this will also encourage the girls to be more serious about taking to football as a career.
“I want to plead like some of my teammates have done, that the president should please extend the hand of appreciation to all the players that participated from the onset of the WAFCON.
“I am not saying they should give us exactly the amount they gave to our younger sisters but at least, a token of appreciation will go a long way to show that our labour was not in vain.
“Like my teammates have said, we have been neglected for a long time, this 10th cup did not just come up in the last competition, we are the pioneers of this great achievement,” she said.
-NAN
