… Rewards Eagles with $2,000 Each for Monrovia Friendly

For honouring the invitation to play in the friendly game to retire George Weah’s No 14 Lone Star jersey, Super Eagles have been rewarded with a cash gift of $2,000-a-man.

The 1995 World Footballer of the Year who is now President of Liberia was delighted that Nigeria presented a strong side including several last players from the recent World Cup in Russia for Tuesday night’s game in Monrovia.

“We were paid $2,000 each by the President of Liberia,” one of the players at the game informed SCORENigeria

Weah, 51, now many kilogrammes overweight and far from fit, played for 79 minutes in a game the Eagles won 2-1.

In his playing days, the big striker featured for some of Europe’s best teams – PSG, Monaco, AC Milan and Chelsea.

Meanwhile, Bordeaux winger Samuel Kalu has said it was a huge motivation to play on the same pitch with the one-time World Footballer of the Year.

Kalu, who made his Super Eagles debut at the weekend in Seychelles, said it was a big lift to share the same pitch with Weah who is now his country’s elected President.

“I couldn’t follow him much when he was playing, but I could see some of his skills from the videos I have seen of him,” the winger commented.

“He’s a legend, a world-class player. It was a big motivation to play against him,” Kalu stressed.

He said despite Weah being part of the Lone Star in last night’s game, the Eagles wanted to win the game.

“We want to win any match we play,” he maintained.

Kalu was outstanding on his debut against Seychelles on Saturday in a 2019 AFCON qualifier.

“It was great to represent Nigeria, this is a good step for me in the national team,” he said.