Nigeria Football Federation(NFF) President Ibrahim Gusau has dedicated the Super Falcons’ Team of the Year award to Nigeria’s First lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu , for her tremendous support for development of women’s football in the country.
Apart from Ademola Lookman being crowned as Men’s Player of the Year, Super Falcons’ goalkeeper Chiamaka Nnadozie’s retained the Goalkeeper of the Year award while the Super Falcons again won the Women’s National Team of the Year award as they did last year.
Gusau, who collected the Women’s National Team of the Year award on behalf of the Falcons, dedicated the prize to Senator Tinubu even as he pledged that his administration will continue to support women’s football in all its ramifications.
“ We are very pleased to receive this award as the number one women’s national team in Africa but we are not going to rest on our oars,” he said on the podium in Marrakech.“ I will want to dedicate this award to our First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu who has been supporting women’s football in Nigeria.”
Meanwhile, Nigeria’s five-time Olympian and Olympic bronze-medallist Mary Onyali, former Nigeria international striker Obafemi Martins and 1996 Olympic women’s long jump gold winner Chioma Ajunwa-Oparah were among the stars of the night as they presented awards.
Four Super Falcons, namely Michelle Alozie, Osinachi Ohale, Rasheedat Ajibade and Asisat Oshoala made the CAF Best 11 Women for 2024, while last year’s Player of the Year winner Victor Osimhen and new King Lookman made the Best 11 Men roster.
