President Goodluck Jonathan on Sunday announced cash rewards and national honours for the Golden Eaglets and their handlers who won the FIFA U-17 World Cup on Friday in the UAE.

Receiving the eaglets in Abuja Sunday night president Jonathan said their victory was an indication that Nigeria was on the path of recovery in international sports.

History was made on Friday, November 8, when our Golden Eaglets became the first country to win the FIFA Under-17 World Cup for the fourth time (we had previously won in 1985, 1993 and 2007), after defeating Mexico 3 to 0.

In celebrating them, President Goodluck Jonathan announced a cash reward of two million naira each members of the golden eaglets that won the under seventeen championship.

The President announced a cash reward of N2 million to each of the team’s 19 players.
Jonathan also gave N3 million to the head coach, Manu Garba, and N2.5 million each to the two assistant coaches, Nduka Ugbade and Emmanuel Amunike.

The team’s doctor, physiotherapist, secretary, and the Chief Technical Officer were rewarded with N500,000 each.
Also, the Team Co-ordinator, Media Officer and Curator were given N300,000 each.

The President also said that the players, all their handlers and some key officials of the Nigeria Football Supporters Club would be given national honours at a later date.

Jonathan, who described the cash rewards as ”very very little tokens” from the federal government, urged state governments, the private sector and public-spirited individuals to follow the federal government’s step in rewarding the Eaglets.

The President extolled the team’s dedication, discipline and spirit of sportsmanship, noting that they brought honour to the nation.

He said ”with commitment and hard work, from being the second best in Africa, the Eaglets had transformed to the best in the world by winning the World Cup”.

Jonathan noted that with the consistent winning of five major tournaments in the last two years, Nigeria had recorded its golden era in sports.

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