Jonathan Promises Huge Reward for CHAN Eagles

President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan, has promised the country’s Home-based senior football team currently participating in the African Nations Championship (CHAN) in South Africa a bumper reward if they lift the trophy. President of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Alhaji Aminu Maigari relayed President Jonathan’s message to the team when he met with them on Sunday afternoon after lunch at their Garden Court De Waal abode in South Africa.

“The top news in Nigeria after your miraculous victory over Morocco, was the message of President Goodluck Jonathan urging you to go ahead and win the trophy, with a promise that he will do same if not much more for the team like he did for the AFCON 2013 Champions. The ball is now in your court to make the dreams of Mr. President come true”, he said. Maigari noted that: “Confidence, belief and faith help you (the team) to overcome the Moroccan opposition and that is the makeup of the average Nigerian. We expect more of such displays in your subsequent encounters because you have raised not only my hope and that of the NFF board but that of the over 160 million Nigerians.”

NFF Technical Committee Chairman, Barr. Chris Green expressed his delight with the output of both the technical crew and the players, adding that the victories of the team of recent were as a result of the peaceful atmosphere existing between the leadership of the NFF and the Eagles coaching crew. While raining special praises on the team’s Head Coach; Stephen Keshi, Green maintained that: “But I must tell him (Keshi) that we must not fail Mr. President in bringing home the trophy at the end of the championship.” Keshi on his part promised that the team will not let the nation down in the remaining two matches of the championship. “We will do our best to justify the confidence reposed in this team by Mr. President, the NFF and all Nigerians”, he declared.