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Improvement
By Ijeoma Okigbo
Abuja, Nov. 9, 2016 (NAN) Ayo Omidiran, a member of the House of Representatives Committee on Sports, has expressed optimism that women’s football in the country will improve as the economy recovers.
Omidiran, who was the proprietress of the defunct Omidiran Babes, stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Wednesday.
She expressed excitement at the current fitness of Super Falcons and Falconets team during their training sessions.
The former board member of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) further expressed optimism that the two teams will represent the country well at their forthcoming tournaments.
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“Women’s football in Nigeria is not where it is supposed to be but I think that when the economy gets more buoyant it is going to get much better.
“From what I have seen, I am very excited.
“I know that the teams are good enough to represent us well at the two competitions – the FIFA Under -20 in Papua New Guinea and the African Women Championships (AWC).
“I have talked to them and they are ready to go.’’
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NAN reports the Falconets will represent Nigeria at the World Cup while the Super Falcons being the reigning, African champions will defend their title at the AWC in Cameroon from Nov.13 to Dec. 3 and Nov. 18 to Dec. 3 respectively. (NAN)
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