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NFF Secretary Gives Update On 'Stranded' Falconets In Turkey
Posted by Thandiubani on Wed 24th Aug, 2022 - tori.ngThe Falconets won all their group stage matches in Costa Rica, but lost to The Netherlands 2-0 in the quarter-finals to exit the tournament.
The General Secretary of the Nigeria Football Federation, Dr Mohammed Sanusi has revealed that the Falconets were not stranded in Turkey.
According to him, the girls missed their flight from Istanbul, Turkey to Nigeria.
Sanusi’s claim followed reports that the Falconets, who left Costa Rica, venue of the 2022 U-20 Women’s World Cup, on Monday after crashing out of the competition, were stranded in Istanbul.
The players were pictured sleeping on bare floors and chairs at the Istanbul airport waiting for their flight.
In a chat with The PUNCH, Sanusi described the reports as mischievous and misleading, saying the girls missed their connecting flight.
“The Falconets were not stranded in Turkey; to say the girls were stranded is a mischievous statement. It’s the fault of the airline,” he told The PUNCH.
“By the time they arrived in Istanbul, the connecting Turkish Airline flight that was supposed to convey them from Turkey to Abuja had left and the Falconets had to wait for the next flight.”
Sanusi said the Falconets had finally boarded a flight to Abuja.
The Falconets won all their group stage matches in Costa Rica, but lost to The Netherlands 2-0 in the quarter-finals to exit the tournament.
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