Super Eagles AFCON 2023 Squad Collect National Honours, Housing And Land Documents
Members of Nigeria’s Super Eagles squad that finished as runners-up at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations have formally received their national honours certificates alongside official documents for the houses and land allocations approved by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
The presentation was carried out on December 22, 2025, at the team’s hotel in Fez, Morocco, just ahead of the Super Eagles’ opening fixture in the new AFCON qualifying series.
President Tinubu had announced the reward package in recognition of Nigeria’s second-place finish at the AFCON tournament staged in Côte d’Ivoire between January and February 2024.
The handover ceremony was led by the Chairman of the National Sports Commission, Shehu Dikko. In attendance were the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Sports, Senator Abdul Ningi; Chairman of the House Committee on Sports, Hon. Kabiru Amadu; Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adewale; President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Ibrahim Gusau; Senior Special Assistant to the President, Mrs. Nathan-Mash; officials of the Nigerian High Commission; and Mallam Saleh Amadu.
Dikko disclosed that most of the players were conferred with the Member of the Order of the Niger (MON). He added that Ahmed Musa and Victor Osimhen were awarded the Officer of the Order of the Niger (OON) due to their prior receipt of the MON.
Team captain William Troost-Ekong received the Member of the Order of the Federal Republic (MFR) following his emergence as Player of the Tournament at AFCON 2023.
According to Dikko, all presidential approvals covering national honours, housing allocations in Abuja or Lagos, and land grants in Abuja have been completed, with allocation letters already issued to the beneficiaries.
He also revealed that similar reward packages approved for the Super Falcons and Nigeria’s men’s basketball team, D’Tigers, have been processed. While national honours certificates and house title documents are ready for collection, the Ministry of Finance and the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation are finalising arrangements to credit the cash rewards, valued at $100,000 per player, directly into recipients’ bank accounts.
The development reflects a renewed commitment to structured athlete welfare and fulfillment of official promises as the Super Eagles turn their attention fully to the ongoing AFCON qualification campaign.
