President MuhammaduBuhari has approved part of the funds for the Super Eagles campaign at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt.
This was made known in a media statement by Nigerian Football Federation, NFF Communications Department after the players staged a protest over their outstanding bonuses and allowances at the Helnan Palestine Hotel in Egypt.
The protest saw the Eagles shun today’s pre-match conference and were 20 minutes late for training ahead of the Group B game against Guinea.
NFF’s vice president, Seyi Akinwunmi, confirmed that the federation received part of the money yesterday morning and immediately started the process to convert the money to US Dollars to pay the players their only outstanding entitlement; the win bonus for the match against Burundi in Alexandria on Saturday evening and for subsequent matches.
Akinwunmi said that the players and officials have been paid their camp allowances up to the last day of the group phase matches at the AFCON 2019, as well as the appearance fee for the friendly against Zimbabwe in Asaba on June 8th.
