A former assistant coach in the Super Falcons’ technical crew, Mansur Abdullahi, has come out with a terse declaration that the Senate and House of Representatives should introduce a law that compels corporate bodies in the country to reward people who bring the nation honour through sports.
Sports247 reports that Abdullahi was speaking against the backdrop of the recent cash and material gestures from President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in recognition of the Falcons’ 10th conquest of the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco.
While some critics tagged the rewards as ‘excessive,’ Abdullahi is affirmative about the need for more of such gestures and called on the National Assembly to create a law to institutionalise rewards for sports achievers by companies operating in Nigeria.
He went on to note that President Tinubu may have to give out heavier rewards should the cadet female team, Flamingos, win this year’s FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup, which is also scheduled to be held in Morocco from October 17th to November 8th.
The outspoken tactician declared, “The flamingos are going to Morocco this year. So, we should be able to do the right thing for them as well. There should be sustainability. That is just what I feel.”
He added that putting in place a regular system through which sports heroes and heroines are rewarded would encourage others to put in the best of their efforts in making the country proud.
Abdullahi stressed, “This will go a long way to motivate other people to do more. The federal government, I think, through the National Assembly, has a lot of things to do.
“They should make a law so that some of these companies get involved as well. What is their corporate responsibility that they are playing? They can also help in this regard.”
