Dike
Oklahoma State Football team forward Courtney Dike has
rejected the $7000 paid to her by the Nigeria Football
Federation for participating at 2014 FIFA U-20 Women’s
World Cup in Canada saying the honour of playing for the
country was enough reward for her.
The 19-year-old, who is the younger sister of Super Eagles
forward Bright Dike, represented the country at the
competition where she scored the fastest goal in the
tournament’s history.
NFF Head of Competition Sanusi Mohammed told Sports
Radio, Brila FM , that the player rejected the outstanding
allowances accrued to her for representing the country at
the 10-day tournament.
Sanusi told Brila FM, “When we called her mother to
confirm the delivery of the allowances, she declined it and
insisted that the opportunity of playing for Nigeria was all
the reward the family needed.”
Dike’s elder brother, Bright, featured for Nigeria at the 2013
Confederations Cup in Brazil but missed the 2014 World Cup
by a foot injury which side-lined him for four months.
Meanwhile, the head of the Nigeria Women League board
Dilichukwu Onyedinma has said the player deserves a
national award for her patriotic act.
The Women’s league boss told Football live, a programme
on Brila FM , that what Dike did was worth emulating by
other players in the country.
Dilichukwu told Football live, “She is a star and patriotic
Nigerian who put service to her fatherland above money.
The minister is aware and we will push the act before the
NFF so it can inspire many others.”
She added, “Doing this with the backing of her parents,
Courtney Dike should be applauded and perhaps
celebrated.”


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I trust NFF…somebody will pocket that money now and
mark Dike’s name on the register as “PAID”
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