The president of the federal republic of Nigeria Bola Ahmed Tinubu has confered the honour of Member of the Order of the Niger (MON) on all players of the Super Eagles of Nigeria who finished second at the just concluded Africa Cup of Nations in Cote d’Ivoire, OwnGoalNigeria.comreports.
Tinubu made the announcement at a reception in honour for the team after their performance at the AFCON despite losing the title 1-2 to the host on Sunday. All players of the team were in attendance.
He also announced a land gift and blocks of flat at choice locations in Abuja for the players and the indigenous members of the coaching crew.
Speaking further, the president said all of their concerns particularly in the area of their bonuses and allowances will henceforth receive prompt attention after seeing how their performance at the tournament united the nation.
It will be recalled that the president ensured that all of the outstanding unpaid bonuses of the team for two years was cleared before the start of the tournament to motivate the team to be at their best. He promised that his administration will ensure that none of such happens in the future.
He also praised the technical crew and the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) for their role in ensuring that the team did well at the tournament, pledging the FG continual financial and logistic support to enable them do more in the future.
Ade Emmanuel