The Federal Authorities has fulfilled its dedication to reward members of the Tremendous Eagles’ silver-medal squad on the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, with Certificates of Occupancy (C of O) for his or her housing and land grants formally offered in Fez, Morocco.
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The presentation was performed on Monday by means of the Nationwide Sports activities Fee (NSC), nearly two years after Nigeria’s runners-up end on the 2023 AFCON and on the eve of the Tremendous Eagles’ opening fixture on the 2025 event in Morocco.
Nigeria completed second on the 2023 AFCON, staged between January and February 2024, after a 2–1 defeat to hosts Côte d’Ivoire within the closing beneath then-head coach José Peseiro.
Upon the group’s return, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu conferred nationwide honours on the gamers and officers and introduced housing and land grants in recognition of their achievement.
Talking throughout a quick presentation ceremony on the group’s camp in Fez, NSC Chairman Mallam Shehu Dikko stated President Tinubu directed that the pledge be absolutely carried out earlier than the graduation of the 2025 AFCON to additional encourage the group.
“The President insisted that guarantees made to the gamers should be fulfilled earlier than the subsequent AFCON. It is a higher strategy than prior to now, when comparable pledges have been honoured twenty years later,” Dikko stated.
Dikko, alongside Nigeria Soccer Federation (NFF) President Ibrahim Musa Gusau and Chairman of the Senate Committee on Sports activities, Senator Abdul Ningi, defined that the recipients have been awarded nationwide honours—both Member of the Order of the Niger (MON) or Officer of the Order of the Niger (OON)—in keeping with current honours held by some gamers.
In addition they confirmed that the housing and land allocations are actually legally secured with legitimate Certificates of Occupancy.
The fulfilment of the pledge comes because the Tremendous Eagles put together for his or her Group C opener towards Tanzania on Tuesday.
Beneath Franco-Malian coach Eric Chelle, Nigeria is concentrating on a fourth AFCON title, having beforehand gained the competitors in 1980, 1994 and 2013.
The three-time African champions will face Tunisia of their second group match on Saturday earlier than rounding off the group stage towards Uganda subsequent Tuesday.
Nigeria enters the event looking for to revive continental pleasure following a disappointing marketing campaign that noticed the group miss out on qualification for the 2026 FIFA World Cup after an unsuccessful qualifying run and African play-off collection.
