According to the information reaching naij.com sports from the Presidency, a top source revealed that a total sum of 2million naira each have been set aside for the entire squad.
Buhari with the ’85 Golden Eaglets
The team won the 1985 edition of the FIFA world cup which took place
in China during the first regime of Muhammadu Buhari as a Nigerian
President.
The source said, “The President has prepared the sum of N2m each
for the players who won the 1985 world cup, he will make this intentions
known on January 21 when he host the entire squad at the state house in
Abuja.”
“We learnt some of them are late and with proof of relationship,
relatives can pick up their reward on their behalf and have to work with
the sports ministry for proper verification.”
The FIFA U-17 world-cup-winning coach and now an assistant coach to
the U-20 National football team, Nduka Ugbade was the captain who led
the victorious squad formerly known as ‘ Baby Eaglets’ to victory in
that year.
He made these vows when he hosted the team at the Dodan barracks on
their arrival from China where the inaugural FIFA U-17 World Cup was
held in 1985.
In a related development, President
Muhammadu Buhari has finally picked a date to host the successful
Golden Eaglets and Dream team who won the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup and
the U-23 Africa Nations Cup respectively.
Speaking to reporters after the 2015 Glo-CAF awards in Abuja, the
sports minister, Solomon Dalung said the federal government has a
comprehensive package for the successful teams led by coaches Emmanuel
Amuneke and Samson Siasia.
The minister however stopped short of naming what reward packages are available to the teams and their coaches.
The teams will be rewarded alongside other athletes who made the country proud in other sports.
Dalung told reporters: “The 21th of January 2016 has been approved by President Buhari as the day for the reward for those who have made us proud.” from naij.com
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