Cash donation aimed at encouraging Flamingos, female football club owner says

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Paul Edeh, the Proprietor of Naija Ratels Female Football Club of Abuja, says he donated the sum of N600,000 to the national under-17 women football team to encourage the players.

Edeh told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the Flamingos deserved encouragement for reaching the final round of the 2022 FIFA Under-17 Women’s World Cup qualifiers.

He added that the gesture was a fulfilment of the promise he made to the team ahead of their fixture against Egypt in April.

NAN reports that the Flamingos thrashed their Egyptian counterparts 6-0 on aggregate to cruise to the qualifiers’ final round where they will meet Ethiopia.

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The club proprietor said he had had promised to reward the team with N100,000 for each goal scored as a way of boosting the morale of the players.

“I thank the team’s coaching crew and the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) for ensuring merit in the selection of the girls and giving them a platform to represent the country.”

He assured that his foundation, the Ratels Sports Development Foundation (RSDF), would continue to ensure grassroots development of female football in Nigeria.

“My foundation is focused on grassroots sports. Our attention is mainly on female football development and that is why we have decided to support these young girls,” Edeh said.

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He said some of the players would also be offered scholarships, while pledging to give 1,000 dollars to the team’s coaching crew if they eventually qualify for the World Cup.

NAN reports that the Flamingos are presently in camp preparing for the final round of the World Cup qualifiers where they will take on Ethiopia on May 20 and June 2.

The 2022 Under-17 Women’s World Cup will hold in India from Oct. 11 to Oct. 30.(NAN)

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