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2022 WAFCONQ: Super Falcons Fully Prepared For Cote d’lvoire Clash- Waldrum

February 17, 2022 6:24 pm

Super Falcons head coach Randy Waldrum says his team is battle ready for the 2022
Women’s Africa Cup of Nations qualifying clash against Cote d’l voire, reports Completesports.com.

The first leg clash will hold at the Moshood Abiola Stadium, Abuja on Friday.

The African champions are yet to record an outright win in the last five meetings with the Ivorians, but the American tactician is unperturbed as he is motivated by his team’s mood and depth ahead of their first leg this week.

“The spirit in the camp is very high and positive. The players have been looking forward to these matches for some time now and their professionalism has been fantastic,” Waldrum told CAFOnline.com.

“I think we have a good understanding of Cote d’Ivoire and their current side. I’m not big on past history as that is why they call it history. The previous matches have no bearing on this one.

“We recognize the strengths of our opponents and will be prepared for that. Obviously, it’s vitally important to our goals of achieving another FIFA Women’s World Cup berth. Playing the first match at home is important as well to get on the front foot in everything we do.”

Oshoala and Ajibade to get 'REVENGE' for Super Falcons against Ivory Coast

TOSIN ABAYOMI
February 17, 2022 10:05 AM

Oshoala and Ajibade have 30 goals in Spain but must deliver AWCON ticket for Nigeria.


Super Falcons captain Asisat Oshoala has been in top form for her club side Barcelona Femeni.

Oshoala has 19 goals this season for the Catalan giants as they are well beyond reach in the Spanish Primera División de la Liga de Fútbol Femenino.

Despite missing time due to injury Super Falcons captain, Oshoala leads the golden boot race without taking any penalties.

The exploits of Oshoala have not gone unnoticed earning her praise from the local and international media.

However, another Nigerian is also having an impressive campaign in Spain.

The younger Rasheedat Ajibade has finally settled down in Spain and now producing more consistently.

Ajibade is also among the top scorers in the league this season with nine goals.

Recently Ajibade signed an extension with Atletico Madrid and has scored in back-to-back games just before the international break.


Super Falcons revenge mission

The Super Falcons face a mighty test against west African rivals Ivory Coast. The two-leg battle between the two sides is for a place at the upcoming 2022 Africa Women Cup of Nations (AWCON).

The Super Falcons boast a mighty contingent of stars from Europe but face a tricky Ivory Coast side that is vastly improved.

The Super Falcons edged Ghana to reach the final qualification stage but this will be their biggest test yet.

Ivory Coast made a mockery of the Niger Republic in their last qualification series with a 20-0 scoreline on aggregate.

The Ivory Coast team also come into the clash securing the second leg in Abidjan which puts pressure on the Super Falcons to deliver in Abuja.

Ivory Coast knocked out the Super Falcons in the qualification series for the 2020 Olympics and will be full of confidence ahead of this two-legged fixture.

The Super Falcons are nine-time AWCON winners however the development of women's football over the last decade means that there are no pushovers.

The Super Falcons were reminded of that when they lost the Aisha Buhari invitational tournament on home soil.

Speaking ahead of the AWCON clash, Super Falcons boss Randy Waldrum stated that he is aware of the threat posed by Ivory Coast.

He said, “Every player in camp is aware of the high importance of these two matches against Cote d’Ivoire.

“We must win to get to the Women’s AFCON where the African teams for the FIFA Women’s World Cup will emerge. It is one step at a time, but we all know that we must win well in Abuja on Friday.”

Veteran defender Onome Ebi was also cautious in her press conference.

She said, “These two matches are going to be tough; they would be like the Final of the Women’s AFCON itself,”

“The Ivorians stopped us from the race to the Olympics. We also know that it is by being in Morocco that we can defend our crown and also qualify for the Women’s World Cup. We are battle ready.”

To qualify, Waldrum will have to tap into the strengths of Oshoala and Ajibade who have a combined 30 goals in Spain this season.

What Atiku Said To The Fix Nigeria Group On Zoning And Age

Following inaccurate representation of what His Excellency Atiku Abubakar, Vice President of Nigeria (1999-2007) said at his meeting with the Fix Nigeria Group on sundry issues concerning the 2023 election, especially as it relates to the issue of zoning and age, I am sharing the verbatim transcript of what was said to put the records straight. Please find attached the original video recording of the event.

Paul Ibe
Media Adviser to H.E Atiku Abubakar
16th February, 2022.

“Ladies and gentlemen,

I welcome you to my house. You know, it is your house too. Professor (Isa) Odidi and I have been in regular communication. I want to thank him through you. When you talk to him, tell him that he has my great respect and my gratitude to him for all that he has been doing since the last election. He has been really consistent and he has been loyal to the Directorate of the Diaspora. Please thank him very much on my behalf.

Well, you have already said what is before us today. First of all, we are waiting for the President to sign the Electoral Act; only God knows – maybe until after the elections that he will sign the bill. But when he signs it, we will expect – of course - that INEC will release their guidelines. And when INEC releases its own guidelines, we expect the political parties to read and adopt which option.

In the draft Electoral Act, we have three options: direct, indirect and consensus. Each political party will now decide which option it will adopt. Then, we will know. But my senses tell me that the PDP will go for the indirect primaries. Because, we believe that that is the most efficient and that is the less expensive and also it brings politically enlightened members of the party to make a very important decision for the party, on behalf of the party. So, we still have a little bit of time to wait. Hopefully, before the end of this month, we will have the Electoral Bill signed into law.

What is important is that we have people who are already statutory delegates. Meaning: governors and former governors; senators and former senators; members of the House of Representatives and former members of the House of Representatives – who are still members of our party. Do you understand? And then, we have elected delegates, right? Now, these elected delegates are the people that we don’t know. But we already know who the statutory delegates are. So, currently, the statutory delegates should be our targets. These are the people that we must reach out to until the party lets us know who the elected delegates are. This is how we will form the Electoral College that will elect the candidate. I believe that you will work towards…. Many of you are friends with members of the National Assembly; many of you are friends with current and past governors and so on and so forth. These are people that you should target or you should lobby and let them know that this is the person that is best suited for our party, if you want to rescue the country.

So, I thank you very much indeed and I look forward to interacting with you, you know, again in the future, as developments occur. If there is need on your own part to be with me, fine; if there is need for my own part to be with you, good enough. I request through the High Chief (Raymond Dokpesi).

I want to commend you for the work that you have done so far by enlightening the citizens of this country on the choices before us as a country. I have never seen this country have so many challenges at the same time. Sometimes when I lay down on my bed, I begin to wonder whether I should go for this thing or not, because, the challenges are just too many. All my life, I have never seen the country in such a bad situation. As far as the unity of the country is concerned, we are more divided, in fact more divided even than when we fought the civil war. We were never as divided as this. We never had breakdown of law and order like this. When we fought the civil war, it was confined in a particular place, every other place was peaceful and we didn’t have this kind of poverty where even the farmer could not go the field to plant what he will eat, not to talk of commercial quantity.

So, it is daunting task for anybody to come and turn things around. And, I have heard people talk about ‘oh… we should give it to a young man, or we should not give it to an old man, we should give it to a middle aged man, and so on and so forth.’ Of course, they have the freedom of speech and they can say anything. But fundamentally, the constitution says that all of us can contest. The constitution has not barred anyone of us. There is no zoning in the constitution. There is none. I was a member of the Constituent Assembly that drafted this very constitution. Then, as a multi-ethnic and multi-religious country, we felt that there should be a sense of belonging. I remember that I had a very heated argument with the Late Dr. Alex Ekwueme at the Constitutional Conference. I said, ‘Alex, you want to bring in zoning because you want to breakaway this country.’ We had very heated debate with him and later on, I apologized to him and told him: ‘you reason better than myself. I was emotional in my reasoning. I think the zonal thing that you are proposing is a good thing.’

I assure you that as far as I am concerned, I will observe and implement whatever will bring about the peace, unity and stability of this country. I met an Emir three nights ago; he is not from my state. He is from one of the other states and he said to me that: ‘you know why I support you strongly to be president?’ What are you looking for at this age? You have married finish, you don born finish. You have everything. But my fear is that if I go and give it to a young man, he may be looking for women to marry; looking for a car to buy or a house to build. Now what are we saying?’ I laughed. I said: ‘well, it doesn’t follow. God endows leadership. You can have a young thirty years old man and he will do better than an old man. So, leadership is an endowed attribute of God. We should try to look for such a person who has been endowed

I thank you very much for this visit. I want to thank High Chief for bringing this team along. I wish you all a pleasant evening and God bless you.”

DSVRT is a collection of professional service providers and officials that respond as a group and in a timely fashion to the various needs of domestic and sexual violence survivors by providing legal, medical, emergency assistance, Counselling and psychological and psycho social support. It is to encourage and create unprecedented level of collaboration among professionals working to end sexual and Gender Based Violence.

Domestic and Sexual Violence Response Team (DSVRT) is an organisation under Lagos state Government committed to ensuring total eradication of Sexual and Gender Based Violence in the State. Our mission is to provide sensitive services to victims of domestic and sexual violence while promoting healthy relationships as we strive to enhance our coordinated community response to domestic and sexual violence in Lagos State and indeed in Nigeria.

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Once again, contact the Domestic/Sexual Violence Response Team (DSVRT) in the following ways:

Website: https://www.dsvrtlagos.org/contact.html

Physical address: Head Office DSVRT. Secretariat, Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos.

E-mail : info@dsvrtlagos.org

Telephone : 112, 08137960048

Twitter: @DSVRT

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DSVRT


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TEACHER REMANDED FOR ALLEGED ABUSE OF TODDLER IN LAGOS.

A teacher ( name withheld) has been arrested for allegedly physically assaulting a 2-year and 3-months old baby at school.

According to a mandated reporter, the incident occurred on Monday 7th of February 2020 at Unic Vilos Montessori school, Maza Maza, Lagos after which the Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency (LSDSVA) was informed of the alleged child abuse on the 11th of February, 2022.

Following the investigation conducted by the joint team comprising the Office of Education Quality Assurance, Department of School Social Work of the Ministry of Youth and Social Development and Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency, It was disclosed that after the act, the teacher failed to express remorse rather she boastfully stated that she would continue to physically assault the child.

During the interview, the teacher revealed that she had beaten the toddler because the child was distracting the class.

As a result of the physical abuse, the toddler was referred to Amuwo Odofin General Hospital on Saturday 12th of February, 2022 and the case was reported at the Family Support Unit of Festac Police Station on Monday, 14th of February, 2022.

The offending teacher was arraigned before Ajegunle Magistrate Court, Sikiru Adagun Court House today, the 15th of February, 2022.

In view of this, the DSVA has reiterated the State Government's zero tolerance to all forms of Child Abuse whilst reassuring all Lagos state residents of the commitment of Governor Sanwo-Olu's administration in upholding the tenets of the Safeguarding and Child Protection Executive Order.

Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency
15th February 2022