Super Eagles players will receive $10,000 each for wins over the Pharaohs of Egypt and the Falcons of Sudan
By Kehinde Okeowo
Super Eagles players will receive $10,000 each for their heroics against the Pharaohs of Egypt and the Falcons of Sudan, in the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations(AFCON) in Cameroon.
The decision was reached after the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) and the players reached an agreement over their winning bonus during the tournament.
An agreement between the players and the NFF officials was reached before the commencement of the (AFCON) tournament in Cameroon, TheNiche newspaper learnt.
Super Eagles began their campaign at the 33rd edition of (AFCON) on a positive note, as they defeated seven-time champions Egypt by a lone goal and followed it up with a convincing 3-1 win over Sudan.
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They topped Group D and qualified for the knockout stages even with the game against Guinea Bissau yet to be played.
According to PUNCH, each Super Eagles player will receive the sum of $5000 for a win and $2,500 for a draw in the competition following the meeting.
“There is an agreement that the players will receive $5000 for a win and half of that for a draw, while they won’t get a dime for losing,” an NFF official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said.
It was also learnt that the players and officials of the team will be paid their accumulated bonuses after progressing to the round of 16.
The team official also revealed that the players were owed two-match bonuses prior to the start of the tournament and added that they will receive all their outstanding bonuses, including the reward for wins over Egypt and Sudan.
He went on to assure that NFF will keep its promise to pay the players so that they can maintain their focus and not get distracted by outstanding bonuses.
We don’t discuss how we pay players their bonuses in the media,” the source added.
“Has any player complained? We are focused on our mission here and won’t want to be distracted by these issues.
“There is an agreement with the players’ representatives, coaches, and the NFF officials on how everybody will be paid and we will keep up to our promises when the time comes. All we want is the boys to be focused and in doing that we have promised to keep to the agreement.”