The President of Nigeria, President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the Super Falcons of Nigeria, for winning their 9th African Women Nations Cup (AWCON 2018) in Ghana.
The Super Falcons of Nigeria, were a few hours ago, crowned AWCON 2018 Champions after beating South Africa on penalties to win their 9th Championship.
President Buhari congratulated the team for the victory, while also praising the coaching crew, and the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) for a job well done. He said:
Congratulations to the Super Falcons on their #AWCON 2018 victory over the Banyana Banyana of South Africa tonight. First, they qualified for the World Cup in France next year, then tonight added the icing on the cake: winning AWCON for the 3rd consecutive time, and 9th time overall.
I commend the coaching crew, the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), the Supporters Club and all football-loving Nigerians for the hard work and the support given to our heroic Super Falcons. I have never doubted the capacity of Nigerians to excel when given the right support.