President Bola Tinubu, has rewarded the Super Eagles of Nigeria with a national award, a piece of land and flats in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT.
The national award presented to the Eagles is (Member of the Order of the Niger, MON).
The president announced this today, Tuesday when he received the players and officials of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) at the Council Chamber, Presidential Villa, Abuja.
The delegation is led by the Minister of Sports Development, Senator John Owan Enoh.
All the team members, clad in green attire including Alex Iwobi, who had been the target of cyber attacks following Nigeria’s defeat by Cote d’Ivoire in the African Cup of Nations final.
Tinubu in a statement through his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, hailed the team, the coach, the crew, and the entire management team for their hard work, assiduity, and sacrifice to come this far in the tournament.
“Let this passing event not dispirit us but bring us together to work harder. We are a great nation bound as one by the green-white-green banner of resilience, joy, hope, duty, and untiring love.
“To those cherished Nigerian youths expressing their gifts in communities, drawing lines in the sand as they play football in their humble rectangles of play, you can be our heroes tomorrow, do not relent in your pursuit. My administration is here to make dreams come true,” he said.
