President Goodluck Jonathan, yesterday, hosted and rewarded the victorious Golden Eaglets team that won the U17 World Cup with a cash reward of N2m at a special reception organised for the squad.
At a banquet at the Aso Rock presidential villa held for the team yesterday, he described the cash rewards as little tokens from the federal government and urged state governments, the private sector and public-spirited individuals to also reward the team.
Head coach Manu Garba received N3m.
In addition, the team’s doctor, physiotherapist, secretary, and chief technical officer were rewarded with N500,000 each, while the team co-ordinator, media officer and curator were each given N300,000. All the players, their handlers and some key officials of the Nigeria Football Supporters Club will also be given national honours at a later date.
President Jonathan praised the team’s dedication, discipline and spirit of sportsmanship, noting that they brought honour to the nation with their victory and added that with the consistent winning of five major tournaments over the last two years, Nigeria had recorded its golden era in sports.
After defeating Mexico 3 to 0 on Friday, November 8, Golden Eaglets became the first country to win the FIFA Under-17 World Cup for the fourth time. Golden Eaglets had previously won it in 1985, 1993 and 2007.
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