Nigeria on Tuesday suspended a training strike over unpaid bonuses at the Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt following last-minute pleas by the countryβs football officials.
The team finally agreed to train in Alexandria, 30 minutes after schedule, after the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) promised to pay a win bonus from their 1-0 victory over Burundi on Saturday, by the end of the week.
NFF spokesman, Ademola Olajire,
told AFP βthe matter has been resolvedβ, conceding that funds for the tournament had arrived late.
βThe NFF received part of the money meant for the tournament today and is in the process of converting it to dollars to pay the players and officialsβ, he said.
βThe only money theyβre owed is the win-bonus for the Burundi matchβ, he added.
The bonuses were expected to be paid by the NFF after Saturdayβs game ended.
Officials close to the team, who spoke under anonymity, told AFP that following reassurances from the NFF βthe team captain spoke to the players, asking them to show some understanding after which the team agreed to trainβ.
The players had earlier boycotted the official pre-match conference.
Other NFF officials disclosed that the players have been paid a daily training allowance of $200-a-player from June 2 to June 30.
