After 30 years, President Buhari Rewards Golden Eaglets Team That Won Maiden U-17 FIFA Championship.
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Thirty years after emerging victorious in the FIFA U-17 tournament in China, the Golden Eaglets team was on today rewarded by President Muhammadu Buhari with a cash gift of N2 million to each player, while their coaches were given N1.5 million each.
The team won the trophy in 1985 when Mr. Buhari was military Head of State. He promised to honour the team for its victor but his tenure was cut short by a military coup, making it impossible for him to fulfill his promise.
President Buhari, today at a reception to honour the team and other victorious Nigerian athletes in recent competitions, said the reward given to them was not payment for their services to the country but a “token of appreciation". He thanked God for keeping him alive to fulfill his promise to the team.
