Bernice Larryoboh
The Wife of the President, Oluremi Tinubu has expressed satisfaction at the performance of the Falcons in Monday’s FIFA World Cup, second round tournament.
Senator Oluremi Tinubu while commending the Super Falcon said that the team will be hosted upon their arrival in the country despite crashing out of the ongoing 2023 Women’s World Cup.
According to her, in an interview with newsmen, “I want to say we are proud of them firstly. We are all here, you can see, we woke up early, Mrs Shettima even got to my office. She was the first person to get here.
“ They played very well, we are proud of them and we gave England a run for their money. So we did well, we are proud of them so we will be waiting to receive them so that’s all we can say for now.
“We will receive them, why not, we have to. We will receive them when they come, they made us proud. The match wasn’t easy for England so it was like a bonus… because they really played very well and they played fine soccer, they did. we are proud of them”.
Meanwhile, in a tweet after the game, Tinubu hailed the performance of the 11-time champions.
I must commend the effort by our Super Falcons @NGSuper_Falcons at the FIFA Women’s World Cup,” the President wrote.
Your brilliant performance did not go unnoticed despite the final outcome. You made Nigeria proud on the global stage!”