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Nigeria Win Over Iceland: Super Eagles Player Get $345,000 Winning Bonus For Iceland Win

Nigeria Win Over Iceland: Super Eagles Player Get $345,000 Winning Bonus For Iceland Win

by Niyi Busari,
Jun 23, 2018
in European Leagues

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Super Eagles players get $345,000 bonus after Iceland win. By Admin

The Super Eagles of Nigeria will be laughing all the way to the bank after defeating Iceland 2-0 on Friday in the 2018 FIFA World Cup taking place in Russia. A second-half brace from Leicester City forward Ahmed Musa earned the Super Eagles their first points of the competition and earned the 23-man squad a whopping $345,000. Initially, each player of the Super Eagles was due $10,000 for a win at the tournament but the Nigerian federal government increased the win bonus to $15,000 to motivate them to win their remaining Group D matches after they lost to Croatia in their opening game Saturday. “The federal government is doing its best to ensure that the Super Eagles excel in Russia. See all Open Opera News to see comments

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Niyi Busari

Award winning journalist, Niyi Busari, the Publisher and CEO of BSN Sports Concepts is one of the most celebrated Nigerian sports journalist of his generation. A"cross-over" professional, he combines the talents and abilities of a print and electronic journalist in a manner that is rare, even though his specialization is print. A graduate of Economics from the University of Abuja where he obtained his Bachelor Degree in 2015.

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