The Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari is set to fulfill his promise to reward the world-cup-winning 1985 U-16 golden eaglets.
According to the information reaching naij.com sports from the Presidency, a top source revealed that a total sum of 2million naira each have been set aside for the entire squad.
The team won the 1985 edition of the FIFA world cup which took place in China during the first regime of Muhammadu Buhari as a Nigerian President.
The source said, “The President has prepared the sum of N2m each for the players who won the 1985 world cup, he will make this intentions known on January 21 when he host the entire squad at the state house in Abuja.”
“We learnt some of them are late and with proof of relationship, relatives can pick up their reward on their behalf and have to work with the sports ministry for proper verification.”
The FIFA U-17 world-cup-winning coach and now an assistant coach to the U-20 National football team, Nduka Ugbade was the captain who led the victorious squad formerly known as ‘ Baby Eaglets’ to victory in that year.
President Muhammadu Buhari has disclosed his intentions to redeem the unfulfilled pledge he made to the victorious Golden Eaglets in 1985.
He made these vows when he hosted the team at the Dodan barracks on their arrival from China where the inaugural FIFA U-17 World Cup was held in 1985.
Speaking to reporters after the 2015 Glo-CAF awards in Abuja, the sports minister, Solomon Dalung said the federal government has a comprehensive package for the successful teams led by coaches Emmanuel Amuneke and Samson Siasia.
The minister however stopped short of naming what reward packages are available to the teams and their coaches.
The teams will be rewarded alongside other athletes who made the country proud in other sports.
Dalung told reporters: “The 21th of January 2016 has been approved by President Buhari as the day for the reward for those who have made us proud.”
“Indeed the federal government has approved a comprehensive package for all athletes and is not limited to football but even scrabble, basketball and others that have made the country proud.
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