The Executive Governor of Kano State, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has rewarded the two indigenes of the state in the Golden Eaglets, captain Musa Muhammad and defender Bello Zaharradine with houses, promising to name a street in their honour at their preferred choice area in Amana, Bandirawo or Kwankwasiyya cities.
The Governor announced the package and a sum of 9.8 Million Naira to the players; officials and accompanied NFF’s officials for winning the FIFA Under-17 World Cup in the UAE last month.
The sport-loving Governor who hosted the team at the Kano Government House alongside Kano Pillars for wining a back-to-back Premier League title; and the Kano Pillars Basketball team for winning the 2013 Dstv Championship, said the Golden Eaglets were pride of the continent for their exemplary conducted at the championship where they swept the stake with Kelechi Iheanacho emerging as the MVP, Dele Alampasu with the Golden Gloves and the overall Fair Play Award.
The state’s Commissioner of Information, Youth, Sports & Culture, Professor Umar Patrick Jibril, says the gathering was a celebration of success that the NFF had achieved in the outgoing year 2013 particularly with the outstanding performance of the Golden Eaglets at the World Cup.
Governor Kwankwaso says the state is excited to host the Golden Eaglets for a clear reason that the captain; Muhammed and Bello played a crucial role in the team that won the championship in the UAE and are indigenes of the state.
