Osimhen, Lookman, Iwobi, others finally receive National Honours

Osimhen, Lookman, Iwobi, others finally receive National Honours

...Get C of O for promised house, land grants

A day before their opening Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) match against Tanzania in Morocco, members of Nigeria’s Super Eagles have received their national honours certificates alongside housing and land allocations.

It was the rewards promised them after their runner-up finish at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations in Côte d’Ivoire.

National Sports Commission Chairman, Mallam Shehu Dikko, alongside NFF President Ibrahim Musa Gusau and Chairman of the Senate Committee on Sports, Sen. Abdul Ningi, confirmed that the honours were issued as MON or OON in line with existing awards already held by players, while the housing and land grants approved by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, have been fully processed with Certificates of Occupancy issued. The event was held in Fez, Morocco.