{"id":56348,"date":"2026-01-10T19:56:31","date_gmt":"2026-01-10T19:56:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ideemlawful.com\/?p=56348"},"modified":"2026-01-10T19:56:35","modified_gmt":"2026-01-10T19:56:35","slug":"afcon-bua-chairman-pledges-500k-other-bonuses-to-seagles-ahead-semi-final-clash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ideemlawful.com\/wp\/afcon-bua-chairman-pledges-500k-other-bonuses-to-seagles-ahead-semi-final-clash\/","title":{"rendered":"AFCON: BUA Chairman Pledges $500k, Other Bonuses to S&#8217;Eagles Ahead Semi-Final Clash"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Chairman and Founder of BUA Group, Abdul Samad Rabiu, has announced cash incentives for Nigeria\u2019s Super Eagles following their 2-0 win over Algeria in the quarter-final of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a message shared on Saturday through his personal X handle, Rabiu hailed the players for their performance, stating, \u201cCongratulations to our Super Eagles players on a brilliant victory against Algeria! You have lifted the spirit of the nation, and we proudly cheer you on as you prepare for the semi-finals.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He went further to outline rewards for the next stage, pledging, \u201cTo encourage you, I pledge USD $500,000 to the players upon winning the semi-final, with an additional USD $50,000 for every goal scored. Should you go on to win the final, I further pledge USD $1,000,000, plus USD $100,000 for each goal scored in the final.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rabiu ended his message by encouraging the team to sustain their momentum, saying, \u201cWishing you continued success as you carry Nigeria forward. Keep making Nigeria proud. Proudly Nigerian .\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nigeria booked their semi-final ticket after a dominant 2-0 victory over Algeria at the Stade de Marrakech on Wednesday. The Super Eagles will next take on host nation Morocco in the AFCON 2025 semi-final on Wednesday, January 14, 2026, by 9:00 p.m. at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BUA Group chairman Abdul Samad Rabiu pledges $500,000 and goal bonuses to Super Eagles ahead of AFCON semi-final clash.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":46422,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1697],"tags":[693,1550,691],"class_list":["post-56348","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sport","tag-afcon","tag-bua","tag-super-eagles","resize-featured-image"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ideemlawful.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56348","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ideemlawful.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ideemlawful.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ideemlawful.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ideemlawful.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=56348"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ideemlawful.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56348\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":56357,"href":"https:\/\/ideemlawful.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56348\/revisions\/56357"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ideemlawful.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/46422"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ideemlawful.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=56348"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ideemlawful.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=56348"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ideemlawful.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=56348"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}