JUST IN: President Tinubu Honours Super Eagles With MON Merit

They were also given one flat each and a plot of land in the FCT.

By Tom Jones Usen

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Nigeria’s players celebrate scoring their team’s first goal during the Africa Cup of Nations (CAN) 2024 quarter-final football match between Nigeria and Angola at the Felix Houphouet-Boigny Stadium in Abidjan on February 2, 2024. (Photo by Issouf SANOGO / AFP)

President Bola Tinub has awarded the Super Eagles team the Member of the Order of the Niger(MON) national honour for their impressive display at the just concluded AFCON 2023 tournament held in Ivory Coast.

They were also given one flat each and a plot of land in the FCT

Nigeria came in second place, losing the trophy to the hosts who were the eventual winners

The Nigerian team were received at the State House on Tuesday where they were conferred with the titles.

They now join the ranks of mam Abdullahi Abubakar, HRM Eze Isaac Ikonne, Dr. Faisal Shuaibu, Chief Silva Ejeh Ameh, Alh. Kamoru Ibitoye Yusuf, Mallam Ibrahim Okposi, Alhaji Shehu Uthman, Barr. Chris Ezem, Davido and Teni to have received the national honours.

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