Nigerian Businessman Offers 300,000 Naira To Eaglets Should They Beat Gabon

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A good hearted Libreville-based Nigerian businessman, Chief George
Uche, has offered a handsome cash reward to the Golden Eaglets if they win next weekend's African Under-17 Championship finale qualifying match against Gabon.

Uche who owns a thriving freight business in the Gabonese capital said he was impressed with the performance of the team despite the odds placed before them before their 1-2 loss to Gabon on Sunday hence the reason behind the dinner reception he hosted before their departure.

Apart from doling out $500 to the players, Uche has pledged the sum of One Million French Francs (about Three Hundred Thousand Naira) to the team should they make good their promise to beat Gabon and pick one of the tickets to Niger 2015 Championship.

Prince Udofia, Golden Eaglets' coordinator  has therefore, commended
Uche's magnanimity while  calling on eminent Nigerians as well as
Corporate Nigeria  to  rally behind the team in their quest to qualify
for the CAN championship.

"Chief Uche has really done well and we want to thank him from the
bottom of our heart," he said."This is an exemplary conduct and we
want to believe this would ginger other well-to-do Nigerians to come
and motivate the players in the crucial game against Gabon.

" This is an opportunity to remind Nigerians that the Under-17 team is
a defending World Champions and they can only defend the trophy by
first qualifying for the tournament in Niger as such this is the time
to motivate the players," he noted.

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