NFF strikes again! Falconets sleep on Turkish airport floor

The bitter and shameful irresponsibility typically expressed by the Nigeria Soccer Federation to feminine footballers has bared its fingers once more

Sleeping on chilly airport flooring in Turkey was the honour the NFF deemed instantly commensurate for the spectacular efficiency of the Falconets on the Costa Rica 2022 Ladies’s U-20 World Cup.

The NFF as soon as once more has deserted gamers and officers of the staff to undergo horrendous experiences. These at the moment are identified actions by the federation, both as a mark of gross irresponsibility or lack of coordination.

What’s the story?

It has been a litany of bother for the Falconets. Whereas they performed to style and excited Nigerians who denied themselves of sleep to see them, they battled nice challenges from the NFF.

These teenage sensations who obtained the world speaking confronted a few of the worst situations ever confronted by any Nigerian nationwide staff. Their publicity to the ‘anyhowness’ of the Nigeria Soccer Federation is moderately sadly early.

In line with sources near the staff, gamers have been supplied with simply three units of the Nigerian inexperienced house package and two units of the white away package.

Whereas followers and commentators revered the jerseys, unknown to them, gamers needed to wash them with their naked fingers after each sport. And this ensured they couldn’t trade jerseys with gamers from different nations. That wasn’t the worst.

The NFF didn’t present the ladies with footwear regardless of having an official provider for such kits and as an alternative, requested the ladies to spend their cash to purchase them.

Keen to make a mark of their careers and take advantage of the platform the World Cup is, the gamers borrowed cash to purchase Nike footwear and soccer boots.

The NFF additionally did not pay the agreed $100 every day allowance due the ladies however as an alternative paid $50, which the ladies spent on these kits. They have been paid no bonuses regardless of successful three video games within the group phases.

Little surprise they have been so excited when Tremendous Eagles captain, Ahmed Musa promised to shock them.

To suppose that’s not the tip of the excruciating and embarrassing story

If the gamers thought their troubles have been over, they have been mistaken.

In line with sources near the staff, the gamers and officers of the staff barely had three hours to sleep after their loss to the Netherlands as they have been requested to maneuver to the airport to return to Nigeria instantly.

“We’ve been on a visit to Nigeria since 6:30am Monday. We’re at present sleeping on the Istanbul Airport awaiting a 6pm Wednesday flight Istanbul time  to Abuja,” a supply throughout the staff was quoted as saying.

Officers of the staff said that tickets have been booked for Avianca for Tuesday however the official service of Colombia rebooked to Turkish Air. This prompted a four-hour delay in Colombia and along with a stopover in Panama, the staff missed the already scheduled Tuesday flight to Nigeria by half-hour, and as a consequence of no fault of theirs.

Chief of the NFF delegation, Ruth David pleaded with the airline for resort lodging however her pleas fell on deaf ears as a result of the gamers and officers had no transit visas. And the gamers have been pressured to attend 24 hours within the Turkish Airport, and slept on naked flooring.

And in Abuja…

The gamers have arrived Abuja and have been paid an embarrassing N40,000 every to reconnect to their respective locations. If that’s the reward of taking part in and standing valiantly for Nigeria, one wonders what number of can be prepared to stay out their necks, or legs sooner or later.

The NFF has on a regular basis to do higher however by no means does.