CAFWCL: Diri gives Bayelsa Queens N28m largesse

Announcing cash rewards on Wednesday inside the Executive Council Chambers in Government House, Yenagoa, Senator Diri said 21 of the first team players would receive one million Naira each while the 14 reserve players would each get N500,000.

Coach Domo Okara got N1.1 million, his assistants N500,000 each, support staff N300,000 each and all the board members got N1.5 million.

While directing that the monies be released to the team before the end of November, he also made a personal donation of $4000 to the team in fulfillment of his promise at the quarter-final stage of the competition.

His words: “Your government has decided to reward you for your outstanding performance in the CAF Women’s Champions League.”