2013 Africa Cup of Nations - The Naira rain has continued to fall on the Super Eagles of Nigeria for winning the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, after beating Burkina Faso 1-0 in the final in Johannesburg, South Africa, last Sunday.
In the latest cash rewards, each player of the senior national team was given 2.5 million naira (US$15,700) by the government of Delta state in Nigeria's oil producing Niger Delta region.
The home state of head coach Stephen Keshi also gave him 8 milillion naira (US$50,200), promised to build a country home for him and named the stadium under construction at the state capital, Asaba, after the coach.
Keshi's assistants received 4 million naira each (US$25,100).
On Tuesday, Nigeria's federal government announced a package of rewards, including national honours, cash gifts and plots of land in the nation's capital, Abuja, for the players and their officials at a special reception in Abuja.
Keshi got 10 million naira (US$63,300), Assistant Coach Daniel Amokachi 5 million naira (US$31,663), each player 5 million naira (US$31,663) and other members of the technical crew 2 million naira each (US$12,665).
Keshi was also bestowed with the Commander of the Order of the Niger (CON), the nation's fourth highest national honour; Assistant coach, Officer of the Order of the Niger (OON); Captain Joseph Yobo (OON) and all the remaining players, Member of the Order of the Niger (MON).
Also, all the players and technical crew each got a plot of land in Abuja.
Other financial rewards for the team include US$1 million from businessman Mike Adenuga and 5 million naira each (US$31,663) from Africa's richest man and industrialist Aliko Dangote.
The Super Eagles are in the commercial city of Lagos this weekend, where they were hosted by the brewing firm Guinness Nigeria.
Pana 18/02/2013