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JONATHAN TO REWARD EAGLES AFTER THEIR QUALIFYING MATCH ON SUNDAY
 
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Tue, 8 Oct 2013   ||   Nigeria,
 

President GoodLuck Jonathan have pledge to reward the Super Eagles after qualifying for next year’s World Cup in Brazil.

This was disclosed by the Director-General of the National Sports Commission (NSC), Gbenga Elebeleye who said that “Presidential package” has been planned for the Eagles on qualification.

Nigeria will face Ethiopia in a first leg World Cup playoff on Sunday and officials and the officials have expressed confident the African champions will prevail over the Walya Antelopes to reach Brazil 2014 and be received by Mr. President.

It would be recalled that in February, the President has rewarded the team with hefty cash, gifts, plots of land and national honours after Nigeria won a third Africa Cup of Nations in South Africa.

President Jonathan is said to have already approved 200 fans to cheer the team in Addis Ababa on Sunday.

In the meantime, Chelsea midfielder Mikel Obi arrived the Eagles training camp in Abuja Tuesday morning, while Ogenyi Onazi, Spain-based Nosa Igiebor and Efe Ambrose from Scottish club Celtic are expected shortly.

 

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