Players of Nigeria’s Super Eagles who placed second at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations have now received the national honours certificates and official documents for the houses and land grants promised by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu
The presentation was held on December 22, 2025, at the team’s hotel in Fez, Morocco, shortly before the Super Eagles began their new AFCON qualifying campaign.
President Tinubu had announced the rewards after Nigeria’s runners-up finish at the tournament hosted by Côte d’Ivoire between January and February 2024.
The brief handover ceremony was conducted by the Chairman of the National Sports Commission, Shehu Dikko. Also present were Chairman of the Senate Committee on Sports, Senator Abdul Ningi; Chairman of the House Committee on Sports, Hon. Kabiru Amadu; Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adewale; Nigeria Football Federation President, Ibrahim Gusau; Senior Special Assistant to the President, Mrs. Nathan-Mash; officials of the Nigerian High Commission; and Mallam Saleh Amadu.
Dikko explained that the majority of the players were honoured with the Member of the Order of the Niger (MON). Ahmed Musa and Victor Osimhen, who had previously received the MON, were elevated to the Officer of the Order of the Niger (OON).
Super Eagles captain William Troost-Ekong was conferred with the Member of the Order of the Federal Republic (MFR) following his recognition as Player of the Tournament at AFCON 2023.
According to Dikko, all aspects of the presidential reward package — including national honours, housing allocations in Abuja or Lagos, and land grants in Abuja — have been fully processed, with allocation letters already issued.
He added that similar benefits approved for the Super Falcons and the men’s basketball team, D’Tigers, have also been concluded. National honours certificates and house title documents are ready for collection, while the Ministry of Finance and the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation are completing arrangements for the payment of the cash awards, valued at $100,000 per player, directly into beneficiaries’ bank accounts.
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