[Mhiz Rebecca]

The victorious Nigeria’s female national team, the Super Falcons,
on Wednesday morning, stormed the National Assembly in protest
against the non-payment of their allowances by the Nigerian
Football Federation (NFF).
The Super Falcons won the just concluded 10th edition of the
African Women championship held in Cameroon, making it the 8th
time Nigeria won the competition.
However, many days after securing victory for Nigeria, team
members are still held up in a hotel in Abuja as a result of non-
payment of their entitlements.
Before deciding to storm the National Assembly today
(Wednesday), the team members have been protesting daily on the
streets of Abuja, vowed not to leave the hotel until their
outstanding allowances were paid.
Today’s protest according to the team is strategic, as it would
avail them the opportunity of directly presenting their case to
President Muhammadu Buhari, who is expected at the National
Assembly to present the 2017 budget estimates to the legislators.
The ladies who stormed the National Assembly carrying placards
hope President Buhari will be sympathetic on the plight and
address the pressing issues.
Some of the inscriptions on their placards read: “Female football
deserves respect;” “Let us respect women;” “We are your children,
pity us.”