Nigerian Billionaire Gifts Super Eagles N10m For Beating Egypt, Promises Team N50m If They Win AFCON
- The chairman of Air Peace, Allen Onyema, has promised the Super Eagles N50million Naira to win the Africa Cup of Nations
- Onyema had gifted the Super Eagles N10m for their win against the Pharaohs of Egypt in their opening group game of the tournament
- Nigeria are three-time champions of the AFCON winning the title in 1980, 1994 and 2013
The chairman of Air Peace, Allen Onyema, has offered the whooping sum of N50million to the Super Eagles of Nigeria if they emerge as champions of the 33rd edition of the Africa Cup of Nations.
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Onyema made this promise after gifting the Super Eagles N10million for their victory against the Pharaohs of Egypt in their opening group D game.
Kelechi Iheanacho’s 30th-minute strike was enough to guarantee maximum points for Nigeria as the Super Eagles go top of Group D with 3 points after their win with Guinea-Bissau playing out a barren draw against Sudan in the group’s other game.
The Vanguard reports Onyema, who made the pledge in Garoua, Cameroon, while speaking to the Super Eagles during halftime in their opening game against the Egyptians, stressed that the players carry the hopes and aspirations of over 200 million people and 350 ethnicities on their young shoulders, urging them to give their best and win the trophy.
Nigeria will take to the pitch next on Saturday, January 15, when they file out against Sudan in a bid to seal a second-round spot after two games while Egypt will tackle Guinea-Bissau in the group’s other game.
Nigeria have won the AFCON on three previous occasions doing so in 1980 when the Green Eagles won on home soil, 1994 in Tunisia and in 2003 winning Burfina Faso by a lone goal in the final.
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Source: Sports Brief News