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SUPER Falconettes striker Courtney Dike has rejected the $7,000 paid to her by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) for participating in the 2014 U-20 Women’s World Cup saying the honour of playing for the country was enough reward. Ms Dike, 19, who plays in the US for the Oklahoma State Football team was a member of the Super Falconettes team that recently won silver at the Women's U20 World Cup in Canada. Apart from being a key member of the squad, her goals also helped the team get through to the finals of the competition.
Her brother Bright, also plays for Nigeria and scored for the Super Eagles in their 2-2 draw with Italy at Fulham's Craven Cottage in London in November 2013. Both siblings are US-born but have always been passionate and patriotic Nigerians willing to don the green-white-green whenever called upon. Following the successful outing of the Falconettes, the NFF decided to rewards all the players with $7,000 each but Ms Dike handed her cheque back. Sanusi Mohammed, the NFF's head of competitions revealed yesterday, that the player rejected the outstanding allowances accrued to her for representing the country during the 10-day tournament.
Mr Sanusi said: “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."
Dilichukwu Onyedinma, the head of the Nigeria Women League board, said the player deserves a national award for her patriotic act. She added that what Ms Dike did was worth emulating by other players in the country. Ms Dilichukwu said: “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.
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