For securing a spot in the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL), Deputy Senate President, Senator Barau Jibrin, yesterday, rewarded players of his club, Barau FC, with 35 motorcycles and N17.5 million.
  
The club recently gained promotion from the Nigeria National League (NNL) to the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL).
 
Speaking during a reception for the players in Kano, Barau gave each of the 35 players a brand new motorcycle and N500,000 for the feat. The ceremony also witnessed the unveiling of the club’s latest Technical Adviser, Ladan Bosso.
   
Senator Barau, in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ismail Mudashir, said: “There is no doubt the club has witnessed a remarkable achievement within a short period. From Academy to NLO, from NLO to NNL, and from there to this great milestone of the Premier League. Your success is a victory for the Nigerian youth. We can’t thank you enough.”
 
He said that 25 new players from various clubs and a technical adviser in the NPFL have been engaged to take the club to the next level.
 
“Nowadays, football is not just a game, but a means of earning a living. We want to take you to the international stage. That is my goal.  Some of you may like to play for Manchester United, Real Madrid, and other international clubs. We have created this platform for you to excel in soccer

“Our new signings are the best in the Nigeria Football League. Some of them are not even from Nigeria. So we have already gone continental. Likewise, our Head Coach is the best,” he said.

The Deputy President of the Senate, who is also the First Deputy Speaker of the ECOWAS Parliament, told the players, “If you bring the Premier League title, I will reward you with four wheels.”
 
Earlier, the President and Chairman of the Barau FC, Shawwal Barau Jibrin and Ibrahim Shitu Chanji, commended the Senator for the tremendous support to the club.