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2017 WAFU Cup: Eagles To Share Prize Money

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Nigeria's Super Eagles...
Nigeria's Super Eagles...

Nigeria home based Super Eagles will not receive match bonuses from the Nigeria Football Federation but only the WAFU Cup of Nations prize money.

According to the media officer of the Nigeria national team, Toyin Ibitoye, who cleared the air on the ‘no bonus for the Eagles’ controversy making the rounds ahead of Sunday’s final of the 2017 WAFU Cup of Nations between Nigeria and Ghana, Nigeria Football Federation have already had an agreement with the players on the issue.

“The WAFU Cup tournament is not in the Nigeria Football Federation’s budget for the year. But because it will help to prepare the team for the Africa Nations Championship (CHAN) next year, 2018, the NFF told the boys that they will not be paid the normal match bonuses, but whatever they win at the tourney they will share,” Ibitoye said.

“So there was a gentleman agreement. There is no problem on that front.”

The 2017 WAFU Cup of Nations champions will take home the sum of $100,000 prize money, while runners-up in tomorrow’s final will claim he sum of $50,000.

Nigeria emerged champions of the sub regional tournament in 2010 with Daniel Amokachi as coach, but were runners up in 2011 when Samson Siasia was charge of the team.

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