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President Jonathan with the CHAN Eagles

Jonathan Rewards CHAN Eagles with N1 Million Each
 
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Fri, 14 Feb 2014   ||   Nigeria,
 

For winning Bronze at the just concluded African Nations Championship (CHAN) in South Africa, President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has announced N1 million reward for members of the Home-Based Super Eagles.

The President disclosed this during a banquet held in honour of the team at the Aso Rock Villa, yesterday night, where he also announced N1.5 million cash reward for Coach Stephen Keshi while his assistants got N1 million each.

The backroom staff of the Super Eagles were rewarded with N500,000 each.

President Jonathan praised the efforts of the players for not disgracing the country, especially during the quarter -final clash with their Moroccan counterparts where they came from three goals down to claim a 4-3 victory.

He added that he was happy that some of them had started getting signed up by foreign clubs.

 

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