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PhotoView: Buhari hosts, rewards Eaglets, others

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8 years ago

January 21, 2016

Presidential Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday hosted a reception in honor of victorious men and women who made Nigeria proud in various international sports competitions at over the last few months at the Statehouse Banquet Hall.

Buhari also announced various cash gifts to members of the Golden Eaglets team that won a fifth FIFA U-17 World Cup in Chile last year and other athletes that did the country proud at various international competitions during the period.

The President also rewarded members of the Golden Eaglets that won the inaugural FIFA U-16 World Cup in China in 1985 with various cash gifts.

Each member of the 1985 team will get N2 million, while their coaches will smile home with N1.5 million each.

Members of the victorious 2015 side will go home with N1.2 million each and the coaches will receive N900,000 each.

The Assistant coaches are also rewarded with N600, 000 each.

Each member of the Dream Team that won the U-23 African Nations Cup in Senegal last year got N600,000, while their coaches went home with N500,000 each.

The 2015 Afro-Basketball Male Tournament Gold medalists got N600,000 each, coaches – N600,000, and team officials – N250, 000 each.

Members of the 2015 FIBA African Women Championship, where Nigeria won silver medal, got N400,000 each, coaches went home with N400,000 and while team officials got N150,000 each.

Photo: Courtesy Presidency

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