"Why We Celebrate Nigeria Representative At CAF U15 Girls Championship" - Sarki Karshi

"Why We Celebrate Nigeria Representative At CAF U15 Girls Championship" - Sarki Karshi 

By Niyi Busari

The Sarki Karshi, Alhaji Ismaila Muhammed (MFR), has stated that they celebrated Fosla Female football team who represented Nigeria at the maiden CAF U15 African Schools Football Championship in Lome, Togo because of their composure and adherence to CAF rules that earned them Fair Play award, BSNSports.com.ng report.

With many other dignitaries on the high table, Sarki, who doubles as the Special Guest of Honour made this known during the Reception of the successful team in his Palace on Wednesday.

Sarki added that the female team being the first to represent Nigeria at the WAFU B competition in Lome will ever remain in the history book of the country. 

"Being the first U15 Female football team to represent Nigeria at the CAF School Competition is the major reason we are celebrating them today, Sarki began.

He added, they did not only represent the country but also portray the most populous country in Africa in good light. To have won the Fair Play award for a country the world perceive as a place where people don't respect the rule of law and don't follow due process send a good signal to the world. We are happy that they didn't falsify their ages, follow the rules book of the game to the latter and serve as good ambassadors for Nigeria.

"We call on well-meaning Nigerians to support the school proprietor, Alh Sani Lulu Abdullahi in the process of building a new generation of tomorrow's world stars." He concluded.

Also speaking, former NFF President and proprietor of Fosla Academy, Sani Lulu Abdullahi attributed the glory to Sarki of Karshi for providing an enabling environment for building the school where the boys and the girls read, study and engage in sporting activities. 

He appreciated the Nigeria School Sports Federation for the provision of the platform where the team qualify for the CAF Competition in Lome and also thanked the Nigeria Football Federation for providing NIKE kits for all the players and officials.

FOSLA Academy Female football team had won the National Preliminaries held in Abuja which qualified the School to represent Nigeria in Lome. Though the school didn't win trophy but won the Fair Play award due to to their strict adherence to CAF rules especially on the area of age compliance.

It's also interesting to note that Patricia Habila of FOSLA Academy won the Most Valuable Player and the Highest Goal Scorer Awards at the National Championship in Abuja ahead Togo trip.