Africa's richest man Dangote yet to fulfill 2013 promises to Stephen Keshi and Mikel Obi

• Aliko Dangote, the president of Dangote Industries Limited is yet to fulfil his committedness to the victorious Super Eagles who won the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations successful South Africa
• The Nigerian billionaire's unfulfilled $1 cardinal pledge to the Super Eagles has formed a shadiness implicit his legacy
• The concern mogul is presently ranked the 83rd-richest idiosyncratic globally, with his wealthiness soaring by $10.5 billion

Africa’s wealthiest man, Aliko Dangote, has failed to fulfill a committedness made to Nigeria’s victorious 2013 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) team.

Nigeria triumphed 1-0 implicit Burkina Faso, with Sunday Mba scoring the winning extremity to unafraid the country's 3rd AFCON title.

Similarly, Tony Elumelu, Chairperson of the United Bank for Africa, who besides pledged to reward the team, has yet to present connected his $500,000 promise.

The laminitis of Dangote Groups Aliko Dangote, is yet to redeem his $1 cardinal to the 2013 AFCON-winning Super Eagles. Photo by: ALEXANDER JOE/AFP.
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Like Dangote, Like Elumelu

It has emerged that Nigerian billionaires Aliko Dangote and Tony Elumelu person yet to fulfill their pledges to the 2013 AFCON-winning Super Eagles team.

According to Pulse, the laminitis of Dangote Group inactive owes the squad $1 million, portion the laminitis of the Tony Elumelu Foundation owes $500,000.

Dangote, who has topped Forbes’ database of African billionaires for 14 consecutive years, has seen his wealthiness astir treble implicit the past year, mostly owed to the operational debut of his Dangote Refinery.

However, his committedness to the 2013 AFCON-winning team, led by manager Stephen Keshi and skipper Mikel Obi, remains unmet, with players inactive waiting for the reward.

The nonaccomplishment to grant these promises has sparked vexation among fans, underscoring a troubling signifier of breached commitments successful Nigeria’s sports sector.

Super Eagles midfielder Sunday Mba scored a first-half extremity arsenic Nigeria won the 2013 AFCON for the 3rd clip per BBC.

Another Nigerian billionaire, Tony Elumelu, failed to springiness the Super Eagles $500,000 aft winning the 2013 AFCON. Photo by: PIUS UTOMI EKPEI/AFP.
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Takasu rewards Nigeria's 'Dream Team VI'

Japanese integrative surgeon Katsuya Takasu rewarded the Nigerian Olympic shot squad aft they won a bronze medal astatine the 2016 Rio Olympics.

According to BBC, Takasu was moved by the team's struggles successful Atlanta, arriving conscionable hours earlier their opening lucifer against Japan.

After Nigeria’s Olympic shot squad won a bronze medal astatine the Rio Games, Takasu instantly handed implicit $390,000 successful cheques to manager Samson Siasia and skipper Mikel Obi, earning praise arsenic a “man of his word” for his punctual enactment per Vanguard.

Fans respond to failed promises

Nigerians person advised Aliko Dangote and Tony Elumelu to redeem their pledges to the household of the precocious Stephen Keshi and different Super Eagles players who are facing difficulties.

A instrumentality urged some billionaires not to dent their integrity implicit a token that tin easy beryllium fulfilled, emphasising that their estimation is acold much invaluable than the magnitude promised.

@yinca05 wrote:

"The slightest the NFF tin do, is grant the Japanese millionaire who gave the Nigerian Olympic wealth backmost then, by naming a thoroughfare aft him, successful Abuja oregon Lagos.

@WitzWitz10 added:

"Did Dangote really committedness specified ?when we cognize radical similar to marque propaganda.

@Mal_musa said

"Aliko Dangote renovated the nationalist stadium 🏟️ I anticipation helium didn’t utilized the committedness successful a antithetic way…

@welistixxx wrote:

Because of this, they sacked Siasia....."@thenff It's truthful unspeakable they went and took his authoritative car from his location earlier helium landed from Japan. Just due to the fact that helium reimbursed Mikel his wealth that helium utilized to wage for the player's hotel.

Stephen Keshi Has Passed Away

Legit.ng earlier reported that Stephen Okechukwu Keshi, the erstwhile manager of the Nigerian nationalist shot team, the Super Eagles, has passed away.

His abrupt decease was confirmed by household members and adjacent associates.

According to Keshi's relative, Ricky Aburimen, the erstwhile planetary and manager had complained of a limb ailment portion vacationing astatine his location connected Airport Road successful Benin.

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