Exactly 30 years ago to this day – August 11, 1985 – Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets defeated the then West Germany 2-0 in the Chinese city of Beijing, to win the maiden edition of the FIFA U-16 World Championship, now known as the FIFA U-17 World Cup and the Nigerian military government of the day, under the then Head of State, General Muhammadu Buhari, announced rewards for the players and coaches.
But the heroes say the rewards, which include scholarship up to the university level, national merit award and purchase of AP shares in their names, have not been fulfilled. While another reward - street naming after the players and coaches in their home states has been effected by some states, some of them have not benefitted from it. Some others have even had their streets renamed since.
