By Kemi Filani

Yes! The Super Eagles made the nation proud by winning the Aafcon2013 CUP and they arrived home on Tuesday into the welcoming hands of ‘excited’ Nigerians – they had a rapturous welcome.
To formally welcome the victorious Super Eagles, a reception was organised in Abuja, and there they were presented with their rewards (which is now a subject of controversy on social media platforms)

For winning the African Cup of Nations and bringing home the trophy, each player received from Mr President N5m. Head coach Stephan Keshi received the sum of N10m, other coaches received N5m while the team’s technical staff received N2m. The players and officials were all given a plot of land each in Abuja. GEJ also conferred National honours on the players and Keshi; the former were conferred with the Member of the Order of the Niger (MON), team captain Joseph Yobo was conferred with the Officer of the Federal Republic along with assistant coaches Daniel Amokachi and Ike Shorunmu. Stephan Keshi got the Commander of the Order of the Niger. Aliko Dangote donated N5 million to each player and technical crew of the Super Eagles while business moguls Tony Elumelu and Jim Ovia donated half a million dollars each to the Super Eagles.
Reacting to the ‘cash rain’, some folks on the social media platform especially twitter, tagged it as ‘misplaced priority’…some of them went as far as saying “So when they win the World Cup the president will give them GCFR, the entire budget and plots of land inside Aso Rock…”
Here are some of the ~~negative~~ reactions to the reception and the ‘cash rain’