Super Eagles players and their technical crew have not been paid their match bonuses and allowances since their semi-final match against Algeria at the 2019 AFCON in Egypt in July, 2019.
This was revealed by a BBC reporter, Osasu Obayiuwana in a series of tweets on Wednesday.
According to him, ‘This comes from a reliable source in the Super Eagles: “The team have played NINE matches since the semi-final of the AFCON in July 2019 and the players (and officials of course) have not been paid a dime in allowances or bonuses since then. Not a red cent’
“Players are risking life and limb…No less than 4 players have been badly injured in this time while turning up for Nigeria. If there is no policy for paying bonuses, then we all know. But when promises are made upon promises and nothing is paid, it is grossly unfair…
“Is it the NFF (Nigeria Football Federation) sitting on the money? Or is it the sports ministry, headed by Sunday Dare? Is this fair?
Why is no one talking about it?” he said
Obayiuwana queried the Super Eagles players including their captain, Ahmed Musa have for keeping mum over the situation.
“The bigger question is why have the Super Eagles players kept quiet about this situation? Why have they not spoken openly about it? Ahmed Musa is the team’s captain. And as the leader, he should say a word, knowing the team he leads is unhappy, shouldn’t he?”
This comes from a reliable source in the @NGSuperEagles: “The team have played NINE matches since the semi-final of the AFCON in July 2019 and the players (and officials of course) have not been paid a dime in allowances or bonuses since then. Not a red cent…
— Osasu Obayiuwana (@osasuo) December 2, 2020
“Is it @thenff sitting on the money? Or is it the sports ministry, headed by @SundayDareSD? Is this fair?
Why is no one talking about it?”— Osasu Obayiuwana (@osasuo) December 2, 2020
The bigger question is why have the @NGSuperEagles players kept quiet about this situation? Why have they not spoken openly about it? @Ahmedmusa718 is the team’s captain. And as the leader, he should say a word, knowing the team he leads is unhappy, shouldn’t he?
— Osasu Obayiuwana (@osasuo) December 2, 2020
The Super Eagles have come under fire after a disappointing double-header draws against Sierra Leone in the 2022 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers in November.
