Super Falcons forward, Ifeoma Onumonu has come out to open up on the shocking lack of resources the team has. This is coming after their Women’s World Cup came to an end in defeat to England, and fans have been reacting.
According to her, she has seen what the England players have access to as footballers, and it is far better than what she and her teammates have access to in Nigeria.
Ifeoma added that the training fields aren’t even great for the Falcons, and where they all sleep after training is not the best.
Her words, “Yes I’ve seen what England have access to,”
“In Nigeria we don’t have access to much. Our training fields aren’t great. Where we sleep isn’t great. Sometimes we share beds. It’s not good. It’s not good enough.”
“In terms of recovery, we don’t have much of any of that. We don’t have access to a gym in camp in Nigeria. There’s a lot that needs to be done. Hopefully more people start to talk about it. Coming here, it’s hard to adjust. We do what we can because we love playing for our country but hopefully they make it easier for us to do our best.”
“The turf isn’t great. The grass is rocky, bumps everywhere. The stadium we play on for qualifying – you’d be surprised. I was surprised. You don’t even know where the ball is going to jump at you.”
“Our Under-20s went far in their World Cup and when they were sent home they were sleeping in airports for 24 hours. That’s not acceptable. What we have fight for is bigger for us.”
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