Super Falcons captain Rasheedat Ajibade has voiced her frustration over the delay in payment of promised rewards and bonuses to the Super Falcons all conquering 2024 Womens Africa cup nations (WAFCON) team
Speaking on the upcoming episode of With Chude, hosted by Chude Jideonwo, the 24-year-old confirmed that the team is still waiting for the $100,000 reward announced by President Bola Tinubu after their historic 10th Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) victory in Morocco in July 2025.
“We have not received our money oo. Please, they have not paid. All the promises you heard back and forth, we have not received anything,” she said.
Ajibade added that players had been told the funds had been allocated but insisted no payments had reached them.
“People are begging. We have not received it. When they pay it, you will see. Even our match bonuses and everything everything is still a work in progress,” she said.
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The Atletico Madrid forward stressed that the delay was taking a toll on the squad and urged the relevant authorities to honour their commitments.
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Ajibade also reflected on her difficult football journey, revealing she played for FC Robo Queens in the Nigeria Women’s Football League for a decade without receiving a salary.
“I played for FC Robo Queens in the Nigeria Women’s Football League for 10 years without receiving a salary”
Rasheedat Ajibade. Photo Credit: Justina Aniefiok
She described the experience as “a tough moment” and recalled her upbringing in a crowded Mushin compound.
“I grew up in a compound of almost 100 people,” she said. “I had to wash people’s toilets and bathrooms for money.”
Ajibade rose through the ranks at FC Robo Queens before moving to Norway’s Avaldsnes IL at 17, later joining Atletico Madrid Femenino in 2021.
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The Super Falcons defeated hosts Morocco 3–2 in a dramatic final in Rabat coming from two goals down in a pulsating second-half performance led by Esther Okoronkwo, who scored once and assisted twice.
President Tinubu conferred Officer of the Order of the Niger (OON) honours on each player, alongside a three-bedroom apartment at the Renewed Hope Estate in Abuja and $100,000 in cash. Members of the technical crew were awarded $50,000 each.
President Tinubu alongside captain Rasheedat Ajibade and Chiamaka Nnadozie at the Aso Villa. Photo Credit: X
The Governors forum also donated 10 million naira each to the 24 players for a job well done.
The Nigerian government had announced the rewards as a gesture of appreciation for the Super Falcons record-extending continental triumph, but players remain unpaid more than a month later.
