After getting increased match bonuses for winning the
2013 U-17 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates, the
Golden Eaglets will further receive cash rewards from
President Goodluck Jonathan when he hosts them in
Abuja on Sunday (today).
The Minister of Sports, Bolaji Abdullahi, and top officials
of the Nigeria Football Federation are expected to lead the
team to the Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa for the
grand reception.
Jonathan, who received the news of the Eaglets’ victory
while on a two-day trip to Guinea-Bissau and Gambia,
will lead other members of the Federal Executive Council
to receive the players.
Our correspondent learnt on Saturday that apart from the
traditional presidential handshakes and photo session
with the President, each player will likely go home with
N1m, while the coach is expected to get N2m.
Each player in the team had received N500,000 for
finishing second in the African U-17 football tournament
in May, while the coach got N1m for his efforts.
The President had said, “In recognition of your
performance, we are giving you a token cash
appreciation. It is a token because you are young people
and we don’t want to spoil you.
The players were paid an increased bonus of $7,000 each
for emerging victorious in the final, adding to the $4,000
they received for defeating Sweden in the semi-final.
Each member of the team had received $500 for the three
group games, while $1,000 was handed out for the
second round victory over Iran.
The players had also received $2,000 instead of the pre-
arranged sum of $1,000 for beating Uruguay in the
quarter-final.
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