FIFA Women’s World Cup: Oramah Hails Super Falcons, Pleads More Support For Female Football
The Chairman of Oramah Football Academy, Dr. Pat Ifeanyi Oramah has urged the Federal Government to give more encouragements to sports academies in Nigeria
and channel more resources towards nurturing young talents and creating a robust pipeline for future athletes.
Speaking with newsmen on the state of sports development in Nigeria, Friday in Abuja, the seasoned sports enthusiast and administrator commended the amazing
performance of the Super Falcons, in the Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, and emphasized the importance of sustained investment in grassroots
While emphasizing the need for the provision of better training infrastructure for sports in Nigeria, Oramah said that the team and other sporting teams in
Nigeria would perform better if they are regularly exposed to modern training equipment and tactics in all aspects of their games.
Analyzing the Super Falcons’ ouster match against England, the Oramah Sports Academy boss said : ‘evidently, the English team has better training facilities
and exposure as manifested by their self-possession and resilience when they were one player down. Again they were well composed during the penalty shootout’
‘There is therefore the need for the government to provide better training facilities and encourage grassroots sports development where more raw talents
would be discovered for seamless growth of female soccer in the country. Government should encourage football academies to start early to commence
progressive development of the youths in our localities.
On his own, the Oramah Academy Chairman disclosed that the superlative performance of the Super Falcons has further spurred him to commit more resources to
the development of female soccer saying that his institution would henceforth play more emphasis on female soccer in all its activities.
Drawing from his extensive experience in sports and football development, Dr. Oramah reiterated the need for gender equality in sports and advocated for
equal opportunities and recognition for female athletes.
