By Halimah Olamide
Vice President Kasim Shetimma on Wednesday promised members of the winning Super Eagles squad they will be rewarded for their efforts to qualify for the final of the ongoing African Nations Cup competition, AFCON.
Shettima, leading a delegation of Nigerian government to meet the players at the dressing room after the match that saw them beating South Africa, Shetimma said the government and people of Nigeria are proud of them.
The VP was in company with Governors Dapo Abiodun (Ogun) and Duoye Diri (Bayelsa), Minister for Youth, Dr. Jamila Ibrahim as well as Oil mogul Wale Tinubu, FIFA Council Member Amaju Pinnick and NFF President Ibrahim Musa Gusau.
The Super Eagles had crushed the Bafana Bafana of South Africa in the semi-final stage of the competition.
They are expected to meet host nation, Cote D’Ivoire on Sunday at the final stage of the competition.