The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, has condemned the unpleasant treatment of the Super Falcons and team officials on their return to the country from Cote’d Ivoire early Thursday morning.
The team had travelled to Cote d’Ivoire where they picked a ticket to the African Women Cup of Nations tournament to be hosted by Morocco in July.
On arriving at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, they were delayed for about three hours due to COVID-19 protocols.
A viral video showed one of the players, Uchenna Kalu, lying on the floor at the airport, in pain and dire need of medical attention.
According to a statement by the Ministry of Youth and Sports Development, Dare, clearly disappointed with the incident, said a complete account of what happened has been received by his office and the Ministry will send it to the National Centre of Disease Control and the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria to thoroughly investigate the matter and “ensure that our footballers, sportsmen and women are treated fairly and respectfully.”
“The Nigeria Football Federation will meet with the relevant authorities to review and ensure that this type of situation does not happen again,” the statement added.
