An aspirant for the seat of president in Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Segun Solanke has warned the country’s female national team, Super Falcons that The Lionesses of Cameroon will come all out against them during Sunday’s clash in Casablanca, Morocco.
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Solanke, who is the chief executive officer of Olumo United FC of Abeokuta and Provazios Sports Academy, stated this while speaking on ‘Hot Seat’ segment of Sports247’s television programme, Inside Naija Sports, during which he warned that the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON 2026) quarter-finals clash between both sides will not be an easy tie.
Solanke reasoned further that the Cameronians are encouraged to seek victory against the Falcons with the way debuting Malawi defeated the 10-time champions in their opening match of the ongoing competition in Morocco.
However, while stating that the encounter will be close to call, Solanke went on to predict that the Falcons will eventually come out victorious, because he believes they have the right quality of players, experience and determination to win.
“Cameroon will want to come at them because they have seen what Malawi did. They will feel that they can do better than what Malawi has done.
“It will be close, but I know our girls are very capable. All they need to do is just believe in themselves, and I’m sure they’ll be able to win the game and move to the next stage,” Solanke asserted.
He went on to infer that the Falcons lost their first match of the championship due to lack of proper and adequate preparations outlined for them by the NFF, something that he promised will not occur once he takes over as president of the nation’s football governing body.
“One of the steps we need to take is making sure we get our teams ready on time. It’s all about planning. There shouldn’t be any reason for poor preparations.
“We shouldn’t have a situation when we want to go for any competition, then we just quickly rush our players to camp, then we tell them to go and win.
“That shouldn’t be happening. So, by the time we get there, we will make sure that every programme is properly planned and adequate preparations are put in place for everything.
“We will make sure that we already have every competition we are going to go for put on the table and we will plan towards it. We must plan ahead, and we don’t have to rush into anything. It’s all about proper planning and starting at the right time,” Solanke asserted.
He outlined more parts of his manifesto ahead of next month’s NFF election, as he spoke further during the Sports247 television programme that airs weekly on NTA NEWS24 and can be accessed continuously on YouTube.
