President BOLA TINUBU on Tuesday awarded the Super Eagles team the Member of the Order of the Niger, MON, national honor for their impressive display at the just concluded AFCON 2023 tournament held in Ivory Coast.
The Super Eagles lost 2-1 to hosts Ivory Coast in Abidjan on Sunday, but President TINUBU said he was proud of the side’s resilience.
Each player in the national squad received the Member of the Order of the Niger, one of the country’s highest honours, as well as a flat and a piece of land in the region around the capital.
President while welcoming the returning team at the presidential villa in Abuja, said he was proud of the side even if it was tough to stomach the defeat.
All the team members and officials were in attendance including ALEX IWOBI who had face cyber bullying over the loss to Ivory Coast.
They now join the ranks of ABDULLAHI ABUBAKAR, EZE ISAAC IKONNE, FAISAL SHUAIBU, SILVA EJEH AMEH, KAMORU IBITOYE YUSUF , IBRAHIM OKPOSI , SHEHU UTHMAN ,CHRIS EZEM,DAVIDO and TENI to have received the national honors.