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| Victorious Under 16 Kodak JVC 1985 Chanpions |
President Muhammadu Buhari has rewarded
members of the nation’s Under-16 Football Team that won the 1985 FIFA
Championship when he was military Head of State to the tune of two million
naira each to the players and one point five million naira to the coach.
The recipient which included Fatai
Atere, Nduka Ugbade, Jonathan Akpoborie, Baldwin Bazuaye, Victor Igbinoba and
late Kingsley Aikiobare among others were at a presidential reception organized
at the Banquet hall of the Presidential Villa Abuja.
Buhari described the reward as a token
of appreciation for service to the country, according to Buhari, he is
fulfilled that the almighty Allah has kept him alive to redeem the promise he
made thirty years ago. The coup of 1985 led by general Ibrahim Babangida
truncated the fulfillment of his promise made to the victorious 1985 FIFA Under-16
Football Championship.
The rewards also include other
outstanding athletes/officials and other teams who did Nigeria proud in recent international
sports competitions.
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