Nigerian sports minister Solomon Dalung has disclosed the country’s President Muhammadu Buhari will reward the Golden Eaglets on January 21 in Abuja after they clinched a fifth FIFA U17 World Cup in Chile last year.
In November, the Eaglets beat Mali 2-0 in the final of the U17 World Cup.
Nigeria have previously won the competition in 1985, 1993, 2007 and 2013.
The country’s governments have rewarded the team with huge cash gifts, houses and national honours for these feats.
The sports minister further disclosed that other teams who did Nigeria proud internationally in 2015 will also be rewarded by President Buhari.
The Flying Eagles won the 2015 AYC in March, the Dream Team VI clinched the U23 AFCON in December, Team Nigeria won medals at the All Africa Games in Congo Brazzaville and Nigeria’s basketball team D’Tigers scooped a first-ever Afrobasket Championship to qualify for the Rio Olympics, among others.