Super Eagles get cash, land gifts

[Folami David]

Newly-crowned African champions, Nigeria's Super Eagles, were the beneficiaries of financial and and gifts as well as national honours.
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Nigeria president, Dr Goodluck Jonathan, announced the reward in a special reception in Abuja in honour of the Super Eagles on Tuesday for winning the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.
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Jonathan announced a N10 million reward for Nigeria head coach, Stephen Keshi and N5 million for each of the 23 players and N2 million for other officials.
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The Nigerian president also gave every member of the victorious team a plot of land in the nation's capital Abuja.
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Keshi was also bestowed with the nation's second highest national honour of Commander of the Order of Niger (CON) while team captain, Joseph Yobo and the assistant coaches got Officer of the Order of the Niger (OON).

[Shola Sholaz]

They deal very much with the players. They deserve even more than what they got. I'm happy for them