The House of Representatives has waded into the Nigeria’s Super Falcon and the Nigeria Football Federation face-up in Australia to aver what might be international embarrassment to the country as the girls are planning to boycott the Female World Cup opening match against Canada.
The Reps on Wednesday invited NFF to appear before it on Thursday over issues surrounding the protest by Super Falcons ahead of the female World Cup which begins next week with Nigeria and Canada opening the show..
The House also asked the NFF to immediately pay outstanding match bonuses and allowances to the Super Falcons.
In a resolution at plenary following a motion by Hon. Olumide Osoba, the House said it will set up an Ad-hoc Committee to investigate the dispute between the Super Falcons and the NFF and 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.
In his motion, Osoba said the national female football team is facing significant challenges and unrest threatening to disrupt participation in the upcoming Women’s World Cup.
He expressed concerns over the potential embarrassment and negative impact on the nation’s reputation if the planned protest and boycott are allowed to go ahead without intervention as witnessed in previous incidents involving the Nigerian women’s basketball team.
He said: “The Super Falcons have threatened to boycott their opening game on July 21, resulting in potential embarrassment for the government and jeopardizing Nigeria’s participation in the tournament.”