President Pratibha Patil [ Images ] on Wednesday congratulated the Indian football team for winning the ONGC [ Get Quote ] Nehru Cup football tournament in New Delhi [ Images ].

A solitary goal from N P Pradeep against Syria clinched India's [ Images ] victory in the tournament at the floodlit Ambedkar Stadium.

Earlier, Lok Sabha speaker [ Images ] Somnath Chatterjee [ Images ] had called Indian skipper Baichung Bhutia to congratulate the team for the triumph.

India received a winners' prize of USD 40,000 while the Syrians had to settle for half that amount.

There was further windfall for the Indians as ONGC announced a 100 per cent bonus for them. Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit chipped in with Rs five lakh while All India Football Federation announced a reward of Rs 10 lakh.