Sports minister, Bolaji Abdulahi, has fulfilled his cash
promise to the Super Eagles of Nigeria by remitting his pledge of
$200,000 (32.5 million Naira) for their victory against Morocco and the
loss to Ghana.
Abdullahi had promised to give the players the sum of $100,000 for
victories over Morocco in the quarter-final and Ghana in the last-four.
But the team beat Morocco and were knocked out by the Black Stars in Wednesday’s semis in Bloemfontein (by penalties).
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The minister who was in company of NFF president Aminu Maigari,
technical committee chairman, Chris Green, and the Senate Committee
Chairman on Sports, Adamu Gumba praised the leadership of the NFF and
the technical crew for raising a team that has made Nigerians proud at
the African Nations Championship (CHAN).
Abdullahi urged the team to go out and beat Zimbabwe in Saturday’s
third-place match, while also assuring them that their effort will not
go unnoticed by the government.
NFF boss Maigari, who himself personally doled out $10,000 to the
team before the Ghana game on Wednesday, assured the minister that the
team will get better.
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