Players and officials of Glo Nigeria Premier League champions, Kano Pillars football club were yesterday rewarded with cars and cash by the state government. Governor Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso announced at a reception held in honour of the World Cup winning Golden Eaglets and Nigeria league champions Kano Pillars that 28 brand new Toyota Corrolla cars valued at about N4million will be given to 25 players and three officials of Kano Pillars for retaining the league title.
Ten other players and the backroom staff will get N500,000 and N700,000 each respectively for their efforts.
The State government largesse was also extended to the victorious Golden Eaglets as two sons of the State, team captain Musa Mohammed and Zaharadeen Bello will be given three bedroom houses valued at N15m in any government estate of their choice.
Two streets in the main government estate in Kano are also to be named after the players.
Eaglets coach Manu Garba was rewarded with N 500,000; his assistants went home with N300,000 each just as other members of the Eaglets squad got N250,000 each.