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| President Goodluck Jonathan with the trophy and the Super Eagles |
President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday made good his promise as he showered gifts of lands, cash and national honours on the latest African football champions the Super Eagles in appreciation of their outstanding performance and winning the 2013 African Cup of Nations (AFCON).
The cash gift of over N150 million as a token by the federal government was squandered on the Super Eagles when the eagles visited the President with the trophy. The Super Eagles won the trophy after defeating Burkina Faso 1 - 0 at the final in South Africa. Nigeria won 19 years after its last victory at the tournament.
The president also announced that each of the players and coaches were to get one plot of land each in Abuja, just as he also conferred national honours on the national team members, the coaches and the technical crew members.
Jonathan made the announcement while speaking at a well-attended dinner reception held in honour of the Super Eagles at the Banquet Hall of the presidential villa, Abuja, yesterday night.
From the breakdown given by the president, Super Eagles head coach, Stephen Keshi, got N10 million while his two assistants – Daniel Amokachi and Ike Shorumu - and each player got N5 million. Other technical crew members got N2 million each.
In the order of the national honours award, Coach Keshi was conferred with the Commander of the Order of the Niger (CON) award, the two assistant coaches were honoured with the Officer of the Federal Republic (OFR) award, while the players and others were conferred with the Member of the Federal Republic (MFR) awards.
The president also applauded the cash gifts lavished on members of the team by individuals, including business moguls, Aliko Dangote and Mike Adenuga, noting that more individual cash or kind gifts were still being expected.
He mentioned about five persons who donated $500,000 to the team, saying members of the team knew how to share it.
Jonathan made the announcement while speaking at a well-attended dinner reception held in honour of the Super Eagles at the Banquet Hall of the presidential villa, Abuja, yesterday night.
From the breakdown given by the president, Super Eagles head coach, Stephen Keshi, got N10 million while his two assistants – Daniel Amokachi and Ike Shorumu - and each player got N5 million. Other technical crew members got N2 million each.
In the order of the national honours award, Coach Keshi was conferred with the Commander of the Order of the Niger (CON) award, the two assistant coaches were honoured with the Officer of the Federal Republic (OFR) award, while the players and others were conferred with the Member of the Federal Republic (MFR) awards.
The president also applauded the cash gifts lavished on members of the team by individuals, including business moguls, Aliko Dangote and Mike Adenuga, noting that more individual cash or kind gifts were still being expected.
He mentioned about five persons who donated $500,000 to the team, saying members of the team knew how to share it.
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