CHAN 2016: LMC splashes N1.9m on Home-Based Eagles

By Our Reporter
NIGERIA'S League Management Company (LMC) boss, Shehu Dikko on Monday night presented a cash gift of $10,000 (about N1,992,500) to the victorious Home-Based Eagles on behalf of the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL).LMC are the organizers of the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) from which the 23 players were selected from to represent Nigeria at the ongoing African Nations Championship
(CHAN) in Rwanda.
Dikko the second vice president of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), made the cash presentation to the team at a dinner organised by the Nigerian High Commission in Rwanda.
“The LMC, club owners and all the stakeholders of the league appreciate your excellent display tonight (Monday), we are proud of the team. You guys have been good ambassadors of the league and I have been mandated to present this cash as reward for your hard work,” Dikko said.
The Coach Sunday Oliseh led local Eagles will face Tunisia on Friday while Guinea and Niger Republic will also play in continuation of the Group C contest to reach the next round of the tournament.

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