President Goodluck Jonathan has assured the Falconets of “a heroines’ welcome’’ should they triumph over Germany in Sunday’s final of the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Canada. A statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Dr Reuben Abati, stated that Jonathan gave the assurance in a telephone chat with the players on Saturday. It stated that the president spoke with the Captain of the team, Patience Okaeme; top scorer, Aisha Oshoala; Assistant Captain, Deborah Okoye; and Courtney Dike. He also spoke with Uchechi Sunday, the leader of the Nigerian delegation, Mr Felix Agwu; Head Coach, Peter Dedevbo; and other members of the team.
