Dream Team VIU-23 players receive N2.3M each for AFCON triumph
The Samson Siasia led team on Saturday, December 12 defeated Algeria to win the tournament that held in Senegal
The Dream Team VI have been rewarded for winning the U-23 Africa Cup of Nations.
The Samson Siasia led team on Saturday, December 12 defeated Algeria to win the tournament that held in Senegal.
The players who arrived in Lagos on Monday, December 14 have received the sum of N2.3m ($12,000) from Nigeria Football Federation (NFF).
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The NFF paid a total of $500,000 to the victorious Nigeria under 23 players.
Head Coach Siasia received about N4.7m ($24,000).
A further breakdown
showed the team were paid the Naira equivalent of $4,000-a-player for
the final win, $3,000-a-man for the semi-final win over hosts Senegal,
$2,000-a-man for the opening-day win over Mali, and $1,000 for the draws
with Egypt and Algeria.
They were also paid $100 per day for the 10 days they trained in The Gambia prior to this championship, which amounted to $1,000
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