Confed Cup: Diri rewards Bayelsa United with N14m

The Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has doled out a cash reward of N14m to Bayelsa United for their victory over visiting AS Ashanti Golden Boys of Guinea in the preliminary round of the CAF Confederation Cup. Bayelsa United won 4-0 to progress to the next stage of the second tier CAF club […]

The Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has doled out a cash reward of N14m to Bayelsa United for their victory over visiting AS Ashanti Golden Boys of Guinea in the preliminary round of the CAF Confederation Cup.

Bayelsa United won 4-0 to progress to the next stage of the second tier CAF club competition.

Before the match, Governor Diri had promised to reward the players, if they emerged victorious.

He said the team would get N10m for a win and N1m for each goal scored in the game and he redeemed the pledge immediately after the game ended.

Senator Diri, who congratulated the club for the victory, urged the players not to become complacent as he said the victory should instead spur them to do more.

Before the Confederation Cup match played on Sunday, the governor presented a brand new Coaster bus to the team.