THE chairman of one of Nigeria Football Federation’s partners Air Peace, Allen Onyema, has dangled a N20 million carrot before the Super Eagles ahead of their Qatar 2022 World Cup qualifier on Tuesday.
The Super Eagles face Cape Verde in Mindelo looking to consolidate on their lead in African qualifying Group C after Friday’s 2-0 win over Liberia in Lagos.
“If you win this match, I am going to give the team N20 million on arrival. I’ll bring the cash and hand it over,” Onyeama said in a short video posted on the official Facebook page of Super Eagles on Monday.
“This will serve as a stepping stone in unifying our nation. Go there and die for the country.
“You won your first match resoundingly, and we expect that the one happening in Cape Verde in 24 hours’ time will not be different.
“You’re carrying on your young shoulders the aspirations and the hopes of a nation. You must help us in restoring hope to this country.
“Nigeria is a great country with so much potential to achieve. We are yet to get
there. We may have our differences but we love ourselves.
“We knew some of our players have to leave after the match and they had to do well before leaving because they cannot go to Cape Verde.”
The Super Eagles, without the United Kingdom-based players including Kelechi Iheanacho who scored both goals against Liberia, arrived in Cape Verde on Monday morning with 21 players.
They will go clear at the top of their group’s table if they secure victory in Cape Verde.
