Sports minister redeems $200,000 pledge to Super Eagles

Abdullahi promised the team $100,000 for wins in each of the games against Morocco and Ghana.<>
Despite losing the semifinal match to Ghana,the minister still agreed to pay them the promised money.

In  a statement issued by Julius Ogunro, the Special Adviser to the
minister on Media and Strategy,Abdullahi has now redeemed the $200,000
he promised the Eagles for both games.

The statement further added that the minister also commended the
technical crew for raising a team that had made Nigerians proud at the
CHAN tournament.

``The team’s sterling performance against Ghana in the semi-final
encounter earned it the 100,000 dollars I pledged to it to win, in spite
 of losing the game,’’ the minister was quoted as saying.