Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan in a reception organized at the Banquet Hall of the State House in Abuja on thursday, February 13, 2014 doled out N30.5m cash to home-based Super Eagles members for their participation and victory at the just-concluded African Nations Championship (CHAN) in South Africa.

You would recall that Nigeria won bronze after beating Zimbabwe to claim the third place at the competition. While the players and assistant coaches received N1million each, Head coach Stephen Keshi and other members of the backroom staff were rewarded with N1.5m and N500,000 respectively.

He also showered encomiums on them, “As a sign of our appreciation we have decided to give you very little token because ‘Thank You’ does not go to the market, We feel like welcoming you in a golden way even though you got bronze because of your outstanding performance in the march against Morocco. Although you did not get gold, you got the hearts of Nigerians. Your achievements speak volume. You may not have won the championship but you performed gallantly.”