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.”
Punch.
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