Dream Comes True As 1994 Super Eagles Squad Gets House Allocation Gift

By Ayodele Oni

Twenty nine years after, President Muhammadu Buhari has approved allocation of a  three bedroom house for each member of  the Super Eagles Squad that won the African Cup of Nations in Tunis, Tunisia, in 1994. I’m doing that, the President made real a promise by the Federal Government.

Garba Shehu, a Presidential Spokesman, disclosed this in a statement in Abuja on Thursday.

According to the statement, the approval was a follow up to a memo from the Ministry of Works and Housing.

The statement reads:

“Following a memo by Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Raji Fashola, the President approved the allocations in their states of preference, noting that six players and three technical crews received their houses already.

“The players are: Peter Rufai, Alloy Agu, Ike Shorounmu, Uche Okechukwu, Samson Siasia, Efan Ekoku, Sunday Oliseh, Benedict Iroha, and Isaac Semitoje.”

Others are Mutiu Adepoju, Emmanuel Amunike, Victor Ikpeba, Austin Eguavoen and Wilfred Agbonavbare (Deceased).

Also benefiting are Uche Okafor (Deceased), Thompson Oliha (Deceased), Stephen Keshi (Deceased), Christian Chukwu, Dr Akin Amao, Stephen Edema, Col. A Asielue and B. Aromasodun.