The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) have denied that the country’s team received full win bonuses for recent away draws.
“There is no truth in the story that we paid the team full bonus for matches they drew because in the first place, we do not have the money to even do so,” said NFF spokesman Ademola Olajire.
“The team therefore received what was due as bonuses based on the results they recorded.”
MTNFootball.com reported that the Eagles were paid full bonuses for drawn games in Liberia, Malawi and Rwanda with a Europe-based player who featured in the 2-2 draw with Liberia in Monrovia among those who confirmed this.
The Eagles are entitled to $10,000-a-man for a win whether in the Nations Cup or World Cup qualifiers, while they get half that amount in the event of a draw.
“The NFF have insisted on financial prudence and as such will not do anything contrary to the laid down regulations,” a top official told MTNFootball.com
Officials further informed that because of the poor finances of the federation, they may even be forced to review the bonuses.
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