Uzodimma honours Imo extraction of Super Falcons with land, cash gifts

Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State (fourth left) flanked by members of the Super Falcons from Imo State when he hosted them to a banquet at Government House Owerri.. Saturday

The Imo State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodimma has received the seven players and the technical team members of Super Falcons from Imo State who did the State proud as members of the Women national team that beat Morocco 3-2 to lift the 2024 WAFCON trophy, honouring each of them with a plot of land each and cash gift N30million.

Governor Uzodimma who followed in the footsteps of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu who had earlier honoured all the team members said the honour for the Imo daughters was part of efforts by the entire State to domesticate and celebrate the feat achieved by the Nigeria female players.

The Governor who could not hold his joy at the dinner held in honour of the Imo State daughters at the Banquet Hall of Government House Owerri on Saturday, August 2, 2025, announced a reward of a plot of land in a choice Area of Owerri and a cash gift of N30 million to each of the seven players of Imo extraction of the Super Falcons and the technical team members.

The players are:

Chiamaka Nnadozie (goal keeper)

Jennifer Echegini 

Tochukwu Oluchi

Chinwendu Ihezuo

Osinachi Ohale

Michelle Alozie 

Ifeoma Onumonu

“Imo people are happy with our girls and will continue to give them support so that we can have more of them make Nigeria proud and bring honour to our State,” the Governor noted.

He commended President Tinubu for setting the pace in celebrating excellent performance as  exhibited by the Nigeria Super Falcons following their heroic victory at the 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) in Morocco.

Uzodimma who maintained that “Imo people are particularly happy and proud that the majority of the Super Falcons team and Africa’s number one female goal keeper come from Imo State,” also assured that “the State will continue to support and promote excellence.”

He therefore used the opportunity to challenge women and young girl to brace up and compete for the best.

Earlier, the Commissioner for Sports Development, Hon Obinna Onyeocha, commended the Governor for his passion in sports development and the huge investment his administration had made in the sector, adding that, “the event today is the manifestation of your huge investment in sports.”

The event was graced by the Deputy Governor, Lady Chinyere Ekomaru, the Deputy National Chairman South of the APC, Chief Emma Enukwu, the Speaker Imo Sate House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Chike Olemgbe and members of the State House of Assembly, Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Chief Uche Nnaji, House of Representatives member, Rt. Hon. Chike Okafor, the APC National Vice Chairman South East, Dr. Ijoma Arodiogbu, Imo State Chairman of the APC, Sir MacDonald Ebere and members of his team, former Minister of Science and Technology (State), Hon Chief Henry Ikoh and former Director General of South East Governors Forum, Sen. Uche Ekwunife.

Others were the Secretary to the Imo State Government, Chief Cosmos Iwu, the Chief of Staff, Barr Nnamdi Anyaehie, members of the Imo State  Expanded Executive Council, ranking traditional rulers led by the Chairman Imo State Council of Traditional Rulers/ South East Council of Traditional Rulers, HRH Eze EC Okeke, Chairman of Imo State Elders Council/ Co- Chairman of Southern Nigeria Traditional Rulers Council, HRM, Eze Cletus Ilomuanya and his members.

Also present were other prominent personalities of Imo State like Chief Tony Chukwu, Chief Malcolm Nlemigbo, Chief Lemmy Akakem and Chief Bob Njemanze who proposed the toast