President Goodluck Jonathan splashed
over N300 million on athletes and their officials who made the country
proud at different international competitions in 2014, yesterday.
Jonathan announced the cash rewards at
a reception in honour of the 351 sports men and women at the Banquet
Hall of the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
Among the athletes were those who
participated in the African Senior Athletics Championships in
Marrakech, Morocco, and the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland.
Others were participants in the
African Youth Games in Gaborone, Botswana; the World Junior Athletics
Championships in Oregon, USA, and the 2014 FIFA Female U-20 Football
World Cup in Montreal, Canada. See more photos below:
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