PRESIDENT of the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Senator David Mark will be special guest of honour at tomorrow's 2012 African Cup of Nations qualifying cracker between Nigeria and Guinea at the National Stadium, Abuja.Also expected are Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal, Governors of Bayelsa, Delta and Nasarawa States, cabinet ministers, senators, members of the House, the Inspector General of Police and other highly-placed Nigerian political and business leaders.The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has also invited the three children of deceased Eagles' legend Mudashiru Babatunde Lawal who are based in Nigeria. Olatunde, Bolanle and Abosede Muda-Lawal will all be part of the crowd cheering the Eagles to qualify for the African Cup of Nations, 31 years after their father scored the final goal that nailed Algeria and handed Nigeria her first Cup of Nations trophy.Meanwhile,PEPSI, the official beverage of the African Cup of Nations has announced a whopping N50 million winning bonus for the Super Eagles of Nigeria should they beat Syli Stars of Guinea tomorrow and qualify for the Africa Cup of Nations in 2012.There is also a princely some of N100 million for the Super Eagles players should they repeat the feat of the 1994 Eagles in Tunisia by winning the next edition of Africa's world cup being hosted by Gabon and Equatorial Guinea.Announcing these motivational packages for the Super Eagles at a media briefing in Lagos yesterday, Mr. Jimi Awosika, Managing Director, Insight Communications and Spokesman for Pepsi said the N50 million bonus award to the players is a clarion call to the players to fight for the honour of their fatherland and ensure that the glory of our football is restored.Meanwhile,TOMTOM, the Official Candy of the Nigeria national football teams, has announced incentives for the Super Eagles who are in a must-win situation as they line up against the Syli Nationale of Guinea at the National Stadium, Abuja.The Most Valuable Player will receive a reward of $3,000 (about N475,000), among other incentives for the Nigerian team which is fired up to deliver the ticket for the 28th edition of the African Cup of Nations to be co-hosted by Gabon and Equatorial Guinea next January.TomTom is also re-introducing the Shot-on-Target Award.For every shot on target, the Super Eagles will have $500 (about N80,000), courtesy of TomTom.According to Mrs Bimbo Alabi, Senior Manager (Medicated Candies), Cadbury Nigeria Plc, TomTom would always go all out to motivate the Super Eagles and all other national football teams to deliver soothing results to the teeming Nigerian football supporters.
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