2026 U-17 WWC: Akpabio hands Flamingos N100m cash

Senate President Godswill Akpabio connected Wednesday redeemed the N100 cardinal pledge to Nigeria's victorious U-17 women's nationalist team, the Flamingos.

Akpabio personally presented the currency reward to the squad and their officials during a reception astatine the National Assembly successful Abuja, aft they were formally presented with the trophy they won astatine the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.

The reception came a time aft the Senate astatine plenary passed a solution to honour the squad for making past arsenic the archetypal African state to triumph the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.

Recall that the Flamingos defeated Japan 2-1 successful the last connected Saturday astatine the Mohammed VI Football Complex successful Rabat, Morocco, to go the archetypal African squad to triumph the competition. They had earlier beaten shot giants similar Brazil connected their mode to the title.

Akpabio described the players arsenic the pridefulness of Africa and the satellite and urged them to stay agreed and called connected the Nigeria Football Federation to support the squad unneurotic and make them for promotion to the elder women's nationalist team, the Super Falcons.

Speaking successful the beingness of Deputy Senate President Jibrin Barau, different main officers and lawmakers, Akpabio linked the team's triumph to the governmental fortunes of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, and to the re-election of President Bola Tinubu.

"Perhaps, determination is simply a peculiar value successful the timing of your victory, peculiarly arsenic Nigeria approaches the 2027 wide election," Akpabio said.

2026 U-17 WWC: Akpabio hands Flamingos N100m cash