World football-ruling body FIFA on Wednesday in Reims formally welcomed African champions Nigeria to the 8th FIFA Women’s World Cup finals holding in France.
Ademola Olajire, Director of Communications of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), said in a statement on Wednesday that the team’s players officially performed the “Welcome’’ ritual. They were taken through the rules of the game by a FIFA official, Sandra Hunt, at their Hotel Mercure Reims Centre Cathedral. “A second session, on anti-doping, was guided by Dr Rheema Alhosani.
“The sessions were conducted after the Super Falcons’ first training session in Reims which lasted 90 minutes,’’ Olajire says.
The Super Falcons also shared photographs from the meeting on their official Twitter account.
“@NGSuper_Falcons players and officials had a team arrival meeting with @FIFAWWC officials today,” the tweet reads.
“Rules of the #FIFAWWC, including doping, media and more were discussed during the session at the team’s hotel #DareToshine #Team9jastrong #SoarSuperFalcons.”
