Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare has condemned the unpleasant treatment of the national women senior football team, the Super Falcons on their return to Nigeria from Cote d’Ivoire.
The Falcons were reportedly delayed for hours and subjected to traumatic experiences at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja due to some unclear COVID-19 protocols early hours of Thursday.
The minister in a statement yesterday described the incident as unfortunate, noting that a complete account of what happened has been received by his office.
He said the Ministry will send its findings to the National Centre of Disease Control (NCDC) and the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) to thoroughly investigate the matter and ensure that our sportsmen and women are treated fairly and respectfully.
Dare said the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) will also meet with the relevant authorities to review and ensure that this type of situation does not happen again.