Goodluck Jonathan rewards Eaglets with N2M each

Nigerian President, Goodluck Jonathan has announced cash gifts to the Nigerian U-17 team, the Golden eaglets following their triumph at the Fifa U17 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates.

Jonathan, who hosted the team to a grand reception at the Presidential Villa in Abuja gave each Player two million Naira each(N2m) and the Head Coach, Manu Garba received three million Naira(N3m).

The assistant Coaches, Emmanuel Amuneke, Nduka Ugbade and Emeka Amadi received two million, five hundred thousand Naira each(N2.5m).

Other members of the backroom staff received between three hundred to five hundred thousand Naira each.

Nigeria defeated Mexico 3-0 in the finals decided last Friday.

This is Nigeria’s 4th World title and incidentally, all four have been won on Asian soil. China 1985, Japan 1993, South Korea 2007 and now UAE 2013.

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