President Muhammadu Buhari has given each member of the 1985 Nigeria U17 team the sum of two million naira with Emmanuel Amuneke’s boys receiving a sum of 1.2 million for their triumph in Chile.
The team handled by coach Sebastien Brodericks won the inaugural edition of the Fifa U17 World Cup staged in China.
The leader also honoured sportsmen and women who recorded success in various sports during his seven-month old administration.
Players and handler of the 2015 Caf U23 Championship got N500,000 each while N300,000 went to the assistant coaches and other officials.
