The Sarki Karshi, Alhaji Ismaila Muhammed (MFR), has applauded Fosla Female football team who represented Nigeria at the maiden CAF U15 African Schools Football Championship in Lome, Togo for winning the Fair Play award.
Sarki, who doubled as the Special Guest of Honour made this known during the reception of the successful team in his Palace yesterday.
Sarki added that the female team being the first to represent Nigeria at the WAFU B competition in Lome will ever remain in the history book of the country.
“Being the first U15 Female football team to represent Nigeria at the CAF School Competition is the major reason we are celebrating them today, Sarki began.
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He added, they did not only represent the country but also portray the most populous country in Africa in good light. To have won the Fair Play award for a country the world perceive as a place where people don’t respect the rule of law and don’t follow due process send a good signal to the world. We are happy that they didn’t falsify their ages, follow the rules book of the game to the latter and serve as good ambassadors for Nigeria.
“We call on well-meaning Nigerians to support the school proprietor, Alh Sani Lulu Abdullahi in the process of building a new generation of tomorrow’s world stars,” he said.
Also speaking, former NFF President and proprietor of Fosla Academy, Sani Lulu Abdullahi gave credit to the Sarki of Karshi for creating a supportive environment for Fosla Academy. He also thanked the Nigeria School Sports Federation and the Nigeria Football Federation for their contributions.
FOSLA Academy Female football team had won the National Preliminaries held in Abuja which qualified the school to represent Nigeria in Lome.
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