President Goodluck Jonathan flanked by his wife Dame, David Mark and the Super Eagles of Nigeria. Photo: Sahara Reporters
The Super Eagles who arrived from South Africa on Tuesday, February 12, 2013 were received at the Presidential Villa in Abuja by President Goodluck Jonathan who bestowed on them National awards, plots of lands in Abuja and of course millions of Naira.
For winning the African Cup of Nations and bringing home the trophy, each player received from Mr President N5m. Head coach Stephan Keshi received the sum of N10m, other coaches received N5m while the team’s technical staff received N2m cash. The players and officials were all given a plot of land each in Abuja.
GEJ also conferred National honours on the players and Keshi; the former were conferred with theMember of the Order of the Niger (MON), team captain Joseph Yobo was conferred with the Officer of the Federal Republic along with assistant coaches Daniel Amokachi and Ike Shorunmu. Stephan Keshi got the Commander of the Order of the Niger.
Aliko Dangote donated N5 million to each player and technical crew of the Super Eagles while business moguls Tony Elumelu and Jim Ovia donated half a million dollars each to the Super Eagles
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