Super Falcons take protest to NASS, set to meet Buhari

Ten days after returning to the country with the African Women Cup of Nations trophy, members of Super Falcons of Nigeria have stormed the National Assembly, protesting the non-payment of their allowances by the Nigerian Football Federation, The Punch reports.

According to the report, the ladies are hoping that President Muhammadu Buhari, who is due to present the 2017 Appropriation Bill to a joint session of the National Assembly today by 12pm, will see them and show pity on their plight.

Some of their placards read, We are your children, pity us; Let us respect women; female football deserves respect.

However, Buhari is still in the Gambia and there is an uncertainty that he will meet the scheduled 12pm appointment.

Although, it was gathered that the super falcons have been paid the sum of N100,000 each which was learnt to be part payments of their allowances for winning the 2016 AWCON, the girls have demanded more.

Super Falcons' media officer Kisu Sulola confirmed the development on Monday, December 12, that the players have all received the alert of one hundred thousand naira each.

Nigeria won the 10th edition of the African Women championship held in Cameroon.

It was the 8th the ladies won the competition.

But since their return, the victorious team members have embarked on a sit-in-hotel protest in Abuja, until their allowances were paid