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TomTom rewards Falconets
Written by Duncan Tuesday, 27 July 2010
ShareThe official candy of Nigeria‘s national teams,
TomTom, has applauded the Falconets for reaching the semifinals of the
FIFA U-20 Women‘s World Cup in Germany.
TomTom, which
rewarded the Super Eagles and the Golden Eaglets for their shots on
target at the Nigeria 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup, the Africa Cup of
Nations in Angola and the World Cup in South Africa, is also rewarding
the Falconets with $250 for every shot the girls have got on target in
Germany.
The Falconets made history on Sunday by
defeating defending champions USA 4-2 in a gripping quarterfinal clash
in Augsburg that ended in a penalty shootout after full and extra-time
could not separate the sides.
The win took the Nigerian
lasses to their first ever semifinal in the competition after they
crashed out in the quarterfinals in each of the previous three editions.
In the course of their impressive run to the last four,
the Falconets have racked up 35 shots on target (nine in their first
group match against England, eight in the 2-1 victory over Japan, five
in the 1-1 draw with Mexico, and 13 in the epic win over USA), bringing
their total earnings so far to $8,750.
The Commercial
Director, Cadbury Nigeria Plc, makers of TomTom, Mr. Idorenyen Enang,
says the Falconets have brought smiles back to the faces of Nigerians.
”The
Falconets have really made us all proud again; they have brought back
relief, soothing relief like TomTom,” he said moments after the victory
over USA.
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