{"id":233570,"date":"2025-08-02T05:38:08","date_gmt":"2025-08-02T05:38:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abianewscentral.com.ng\/wafcon-win-super-falcons-coach-justine-madugu-gets-%e2%82%a650-million-house-from-adamawa\/"},"modified":"2025-08-02T05:38:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-02T05:38:08","slug":"wafcon-win-super-falcons-coach-justine-madugu-gets-%e2%82%a650-million-house-from-adamawa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wafcon-win-super-falcons-coach-justine-madugu-gets-%e2%82%a650-million-house-from-adamawa\/","title":{"rendered":"WAFCON Win: Super Falcons Coach Justine Madugu Gets \u20a650 Million, House From Adamawa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>WAFCON Win: Super Falcons Coach Justine Madugu Gets \u20a650 Million, House From Adamawa<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"mvp-content-main\">\n<h2>The Adamawa State Government has honoured Super Falcons head coach, Justine Madugu, for leading the Nigerian women\u2019s national team to a record 10th Women\u2019s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) title.<\/h2>\n<p>Governor Ahmadu Fintiri presented Justine Madugu, an indigene of Numan Local Government Area of Adamawa, with a three-bedroom bungalow and a cash reward of \u20a650 million during a reception held in his honour on Friday at the Government House in Yola.<\/p>\n<p>Fintiri commended Madugu\u2019s coaching brilliance and described the WAFCON win as a moment of pride for the state and the nation.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cIt is a proud moment for us in Adamawa that one of our own has led Nigeria to victory on the continental stage. His technical intelligence and focus have brought honour not just to Nigeria but to Adamawa State as well,\u201d<\/em> the governor said.<\/p>\n<p>He reaffirmed his administration\u2019s commitment to developing sports and nurturing young talents in the state.<\/p>\n<p>In his remarks, Justine Madugu thanked the governor and the people of Adamawa State for the honour.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI\u2019m overwhelmed by what is happening today. I thank God and the government of Adamawa State for this recognition,\u201d<\/em> he said.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cWhen I took up this role, I saw it as a challenge to prove that northerners, too, can lead at the highest levels. It was a personal mission to leave a legacy that will inspire respect for our state.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, in Abuja, the Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Prof. Joseph Terlumun Utsev, on Friday honoured Super Falcons forward Francisca Ordega for her role in the team\u2019s WAFCON success.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1023444\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1023444\" class=\"wp-image-1023444 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naijanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/526557494_727960113441827_5385035241455729480_n-1024x757-1.jpg\" alt=\"Super Falcons forward Francisca Ordega\" width=\"1024\" height=\"757\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naijanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/526557494_727960113441827_5385035241455729480_n-1024x757-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naijanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/526557494_727960113441827_5385035241455729480_n-1024x757-1-300x222.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naijanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/526557494_727960113441827_5385035241455729480_n-1024x757-1-768x568.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-1023444\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Super Falcons forward Francisca Ordega posing with Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Prof. Joseph Terlumun Utsev.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Ordega, who hails from Benue State, was received at the Minister\u2019s office alongside the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Mr. Richard Pheelangwah.<\/p>\n<p>Utsev praised the Super Falcons for their outstanding performance, attributing the team\u2019s victory to hard work, dedication, and teamwork.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI am particularly proud that a daughter of Benue is among the champions who made Nigeria proud. As a Ministry, we are delighted to celebrate her success and will continue to encourage young people in Benue to excel in their chosen careers,\u201d<\/em> the minister said.<\/p>\n<p>Ordega expressed gratitude for the recognition, describing the minister as <em>\u201ca brother and uncle.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>She thanked the minister, the people of Benue, President Bola Tinubu, and Nigerians for their support throughout the tournament, while urging more investment in grassroots sports.<\/p>\n<p>She said, <em>\u201cI hope the government can invest more in sports development, especially in Benue, to help discover and nurture new talents.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 4 --><\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p><span class=\"copyright\"><strong>\u00a9 2025 Naija News, a division of Polance Media Inc. 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Governor Ahmadu Fintiri presented Justine Madugu, an indigene of Numan Local Government [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":233571,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[6],"tags":[487,770,1195,1196],"class_list":["post-233570","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports","tag-2024-wafcon","tag-adamawa","tag-francisca-ordega","tag-justine-madugu"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/233570","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=233570"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/233570\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=233570"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=233570"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=233570"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}