Izuchukwu OkosiPresident Bola Ahmed Tinubu has lavished praises on the gallant Super Falcons side despite losing via penalties in their round of 16 game of the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup against England, reports Prime Business Africa.
The perenial World Cup participants who have graced every FIFA Women’s World Cup tournament since the maiden edition in 1991 held England to a goalless draw after extra time but ultimately lost 4-2 in penalties.
The duo of Desire Oparanozie and Michelle Alozie missed their spot kicks but it was too little, too late as the English girls conveyed four of theirs.
Rasheedat Ajibade and Christy Ucheibe scored from 12 yards in the penalty shootout.
The country’s number one citizen took to his official Twitter handle to send a greeting of appreciation to the nine-time African champions.
“I must commend the effort by our Super Falcons @NGSuper_Falcons at the FIFA Women’s World Cup. Your brilliant performance did not go unnoticed despite the final outcome. You made Nigeria proud on the global stage!
The Three Lionesses of England will face Colombia or Jamaica on Saturday for a place in the semi-finals.
Colombia and Jamaica will faceoff on Tuesday.
The 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand have seen big hitters like Brazil, USA and Canada eliminated with a few upsets recorded in the group stages.
Tinubu had similarly commended Nigeria’s women basketball national team for winning a fourth consecutive FIBA Afrobasketball Championship in Kigali, Rwanda over the weekend.
Izuchukwu Okosi is a Nigerian sports and entertainment journalist with two decades of experience in the media industry having begun his media journey in 2002 as an intern at Mundial Sports International (MSI) and Africa Independent Television (AIT), owners of Daar Communications Plc.
In October 2004, Okosi joined Complete Communications Limited, publishers of Complete Sports newspaper and Complete Football magazine as a reporter and later script writer for the Complete Sports studio.
He worked there for 13 years until October 2017.
Okosi also worked various times as Correspondent, Content creator and Editor at Sports Market International Magazine, Opera News, All Nigeria Soccer Media and Iconic Media Watch.
He also undertook freelance writing gigs for some local and international organizations.
Okosi is a member of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Association of Movie Producers (AMP), Association of Voiceover Artistes of Nigeria (AVOA), Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) and Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ).
He has been part of cast in some Nollywood movies and radio dramas including Blood Money 2, Scores To Settle, Dead End 2, Another Campus Tale and Battle Line.
Aside mainstream media and the entertainment industry, he has interests in scouting/unearthing of talents in the sports and creative sectors, exports business and property development.
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