Senate donates N100m to Nigeria’s U-17 women’s team, Flamingos

The Senate has announced a donation of N100 million to Nigeria’s Under-17 women’s national football team, the Flamingos, following their historic victory at the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in Rabat, Morocco.
The Senate President announced the donation during plenary on Tuesday while presiding over a motion moved by Sen. Abdul Ningi (ADC-Bauchi Central) on the need to congratulate the victorious girls on their achievement.
Ningi described the victory as historic, noting that the young players had achieved what several other Nigerian national teams had struggled to accomplish.
He said the team’s triumph was particularly remarkable, given the limited expectations that surrounded the pl...