President Muhammadu Buhari has said that he has never doubted the capacity of Nigerians to excel when given the right support.

The president said this while congratulating the Super Falcons for thrashing the Bayana Bayana of South Africa at the final match of the 11th Africa Women Cup of Nations.

With the victory, Nigeria picked its 9th AWCON title at the final played in Accra, Ghana, on Saturday.

In a statement shared by the Special Adviser to the President media and publicity, Femi Adesina, the president expressed particular delight at the discipline and commitment exhibited by the country’s senior women football team despite the stiff resistance of their South African counterparts.

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The statement reads;

President Muhammadu Buhari warmly congratulates the Super Falcons of Nigeria on their victory over the Banyana Banyana of South Africa Saturday in the final match of the 11th Africa Women Cup of Nations (AWCON), Ghana 2018.

The President expresses particular delight at the discipline and commitment exhibited by the country’s senior women football team despite the stiff resistance of their South African counterparts.

Noting that the Super Falcons had earlier qualified to represent Nigeria at the FIFA Women World Cup tournament in France next year, President Buhari describes winning the AWCON for the third consecutive time and ninth overall, as the “icing on the cake.”

Saluting the country’s female football ambassadors for doing their fatherland proud and showing clear dominance on the African continent, he urges them to approach the France 2019 competition with clear focus and determination to excel on the global stage.

President Buhari also commends the team’s coaching crew, the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF), Supporters Club and all football-loving citizens for adequately preparing and supporting the players, enjoining all stakeholders not to relent in rallying round the country’s football representatives going forward.

“I have never doubted the capacity of Nigerians to excel when given the right support,” he notes, while promising the Federal Government’s commitment to sports development as a unifying force.”

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The Super Falcons are enjoying this and rightly so.#FootballTogether #TotalAWCON18 pic.twitter.com/UDvX8eCcP4

— Michael Oti Adjei (@OtiAdjei) December 1, 2018

Still we rise!!!! NIGERIA!!!! Super falcons!!!! Shark team. Africa stand up for your champions!!!!! 9 times no be beans♨️♨️♨️♨️ pic.twitter.com/aw7jY8A0qC

— Juliet Mafua (@julietmafua) December 1, 2018