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Super Falcons forward alleges $700 stolen from wallet at WAFCON hotel

From The Punch · () English

Translated from English, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Super Falcons forward Esther Okoronkwo alleged that $700 was stolen from her wallet at the team's hotel in Casablanca, Morocco.
  • She claimed hotel housekeeping staff took the money while players were away, and expressed dissatisfaction with the hotel's response.
  • Despite the incident, the Super Falcons are preparing for the WAFCON title defense and recently won a friendly match against Tanzania.

Super Falcons forward Esther Okoronkwo has accused staff at the Marriott Hotel in Casablanca, Morocco, of stealing money from players' wallets. Okoronkwo initially reported $500 missing from her wallet, later correcting the amount to $700 after recounting her money. She stated that members of the hotel's housekeeping staff took the money while the players were not in their rooms.

This hotel Marriott in Casablanca just stole about a lot of people’s money from their wallet! They just stole 500 USD from me!! They stole couple of dollars from my teammate

— Esther OkoronkwoOkoronkwo's initial post on Snapchat alleging theft.

"This hotel Marriott in Casablanca just stole about a lot of people’s money from their wallet! They just stole 500 USD from me!! They stole couple of dollars from my teammate," Okoronkwo wrote on her Snapchat account. She later updated the figure, saying, "Guys, I did my calculations wrong. They actually stole $700, not $500 USD."

Guys, I did my calculations wrong. They actually stole $700, not $500 USD.

— Esther OkoronkwoOkoronkwo correcting the amount stolen from her wallet on Snapchat.

Okoronkwo further alleged that the players confronted the hotel staff about the missing money, but were met with disrespect and a lack of satisfactory answers. "We started talking to them and they don’t have answers. They also started being disrespectful," she added.

The cleaning people stole the money. So they waited while we weren’t in the room to clean and steal the money

— Esther OkoronkwoOkoronkwo accusing hotel housekeeping staff of theft.

Despite this off-field issue, the Nigerian women's national football team, the Super Falcons, have continued their preparations for the Women's Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON). The team secured a 2-1 victory over Tanzania in a pre-tournament friendly on Thursday, with Okoronkwo scoring the winning goal. Nigeria aims to defend its WAFCON title, having won it a record 10 times.

We started talking to them and they don’t have answers. They also started being disrespectful

— Esther OkoronkwoOkoronkwo describing the players' interaction with hotel staff.
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Originally published by The Punch in English. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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