Exposed! President Cup winners yet to receive prize money
– President Cup winners Plateau state have yet to be given their prize money
– Plateau were promised a cash prize of five million Naira (about $25,000)
– Former sports minister Tammy Danagogo was involved in the competition
Prize monies of the winners of last year’s Nigeria President Cup Plateau State have bounced with the sports ministry intervening, africanfootball.com informs.
Plateau State won the first edition of the grassroots tournament which is held in honour of the country’s former president, Goodluck Jonathan.
Plateau were promised a cash prize of five million Naira (about $25,000) but have yet to be paid a dime for their efforts.
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An official informed: “The sports ministry are trying to intervene in the non-payment of prize monies scandal from last year’s President’s Cup.
“It called a meeting this week in Abuja with some of those involved in the competition to find the way forward.”
Former sports minister Tammy Danagogo, former director-general of the now scraped National Sports Commission (NSC), Al Hassan Yakmut were involved in the compeition.
World Cups stars like Austin ‘Jay Jay’, Nwankwo Kanu, Taribo West, Peter Rufai, Tijani Babangida and Garba Lawal were also involved in last year’s inaugural competition.
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