Courtney Dike opens up on why she rejected The Falconet’s ”$7,000 Bonus

 

The 19-year-old, who is the younger sister of Super Eagles forward Bright Dike, represented the country at the competition where she scored the fastest goal in the tournament’s history. NFF Head of Competition Sanusi Mohammed told Sports Radio, Brila FM, that the player rejected the outstanding allowances accrued to her for representing the country at the 10-day tournament. Which was due to the

Sanusi said, “When we called her mother to confirm the delivery of the allowances, she declined it and insisted that the opportunity of playing for Nigeria was all the reward the family needed.”

Dike’s elder brother, Bright, featured for Nigeria at the 2013 Confederations Cup in Brazil but missed the 2014 World Cup by a foot injury which side-lined him for four months.

Meanwhile, the head of the Nigeria Women League board Dilichukwu Onyedinma has said the player deserves a national award for her patriotic act.

The Women’s league boss told Football live, a programme on Brila FM, that what Dike did was worth emulating by other players in the country. And other ladies who can do anything just for money.

In her words, the 19-year-old’s statement confirmed Goal’s exclusive in which she explained the restrictions on collegiate athletes from accepting payment for participating in sport as the NCAA considers all student athletes as amateurs who should not earn money apart from camp dues while doing sport.

An acceptance of the bonus would have meant losing her almost $35,000 annual football scholarship at the Oklahoma State University under NCAA rules.

Dike, a business accounting major, released her statement via the office of the media officer of the Nigeria Football Federation on Tuesday.

“I would like to respond to what I have been reading on the internet about rejecting bonuses,” said Dike.

“I am delighted to play for Nigeria whenever called upon. I knew before leaving for the U-20 World Cup that I would not accept any bonuses.

“Acceptance of prize money is against NCAA regulations (the division 1 collegiate governing body) here in the US, so that is the main reason for rejecting it.

“Knowing this beforehand, I still chose to represent the country because I believed the experience would be more valuable than the money, and I was right,” she said.

Dike scored two goals, including the tournament’s fastest ever goal, as the Falconets reached the final where they lost 1-0 to Germany.

When 19 year old Courtney Dike, an American based footballer who represented the Nigeria U20 Falconet at their last outing at the women’s World Cup, rejected the $7000 bonus given to her by the government, it was met with mixed reactions. While some people commended her for the act, some people felt she was being proud. The Oklahoma State University undergraduate after hearing all the different things being said about her on the internet has come out to explain her reason for rejecting the bonus. Here’s what Courtney Dike said: “I would like to respond to what I have been reading on the internet about rejecting bonuses.I am delighted to play for Nigeria whenever called upon. I knew before leaving for the U-20 World Cup that I would not accept any bonuses.

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When 19 year old Courtney Dike, an American based footballer who represented the Nigeria U20 Falconet at their last outing at the women’s World Cup, rejected the $7000 bonus given to her by the government, it was met with mixed reactions. While some people commended her for the act, some people felt she was being proud. The Oklahoma State University undergraduate after hearing all the different things being said about her on the internet has come out to explain her reason for rejecting the bonus. Here’s what Courtney Dike said: “I would like to respond to what I have been reading on the internet about rejecting bonuses.I am delighted to play for Nigeria whenever called upon. I knew before leaving for the U-20 World Cup that I would not accept any bonuses.

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When 19 year old Courtney Dike, an American based footballer who represented the Nigeria U20 Falconet at their last outing at the women’s World Cup, rejected the $7000 bonus given to her by the government, it was met with mixed reactions. While some people commended her for the act, some people felt she was being proud. The Oklahoma State University undergraduate after hearing all the different things being said about her on the internet has come out to explain her reason for rejecting the bonus. Here’s what Courtney Dike said: “I would like to respond to what I have been reading on the internet about rejecting bonuses.I am delighted to play for Nigeria whenever called upon. I knew before leaving for the U-20 World Cup that I would not accept any bonuses.

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