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Super Eagles hit gold mine in Cameroon!

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The usual in-tournament extra incentives – a practice entrenched over the decades – have started flowing in for the Super Eagles of Nigeria as they match on in the quest for a fourth Africa Cup of Nations’ title.

 Billionaire businessman Femi Otedola has dedicated the naira equivalent of $250,000 for the team to win the trophy, just as airline owner Allen Onyema has promised N50million if the team marches to the final on 6th February and is triumphant.

Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele has revealed that the CACOVID (a coalition of private sector companies set up to fight COVID pandemic in Nigeria) will shell out the sum of $120,000 for the six goals already scored by the Eagles in Cameroon, and $50,000 (naira equivalent) for every goal in the Round of 16 clash with Tunisia.

Airline owner Onyema had earlier promised the team the sum of N10million for every goal. 

Kunle Solaja is the author of landmark books on sports and journalism as well as being a multiple award-winning journalist and editor of long standing. He is easily Nigeria’s foremost soccer diarist and Africa's most capped FIFA World Cup journalist, having attended all FIFA World Cup finals from Italia ’90 to Qatar 2022. He was honoured at the Qatar 2022 World Cup by FIFA and AIPS.

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