WAFCON: Super Falcons refuse to return to camp over unpaid allowances

Nigeria national women’s team, the Super Falcons, refused to back to training despite assurances their unpaid allowances would be settled ‘very soon’
The Super Falcons returned to Casablanca on Tuesday after gallantly losing to Morocco 5-4 on penalties in the semi-final of the ongoing Women’s Africa Cup of Nations.
The Nigerian Ladies have already qualified for next year’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand and were meant to begin preparations for Friday’s third-place clash against Zambia.
However, on Wednesday morning, the Super Falcons refused to turn up for training, demanding to be paid the backlog of their allowances.
This led to an emergency meeting between the team, NFF officials and representatives of the Ministry of Sports who explained the reason for the delay in payments.
“The meeting went well,” a source at the meeting simply stated.
However, updates from reporters in Morocco Wednesday evening revealed that the Super Falcons have failed to turn up for their second scheduled training session; insisting on getting what is due to them.
One of the few Nigerian journalists covering the WAFCON in Morocco, Suleiman Pooja tweeted “Super Falcons didn’t honour their evening training as they demand their allowances or nothing.
