Nigeria’s President, Bola Tinubu has cleared all outstanding payment that the Federal Government owed the Super Eagles and other sporting teams of the country.
In a statement on the social media handle of Tinubu’s Media Centre, on Sunday, the senior national team coach salaries running up to 15 months, payments of allowances and promises due to the senior national teams, females, and Under-20 national team were cleared.
The statement reads:
“President @officialABAT has approved the payment of N12 billion outstanding backlog for Nigeria’s National teams of various sports, which includes Super Eagles and others.
“The payment entails the clearing of the senior national team coach salaries running up to 15 months, payments of allowances and promises due to the senior national teams, females, and Under-20 national team.
“This is coming at a time when the Super Eagles of Nigeria are preparing to participate in the Africa Cup of Nations, which is billed to start later this month.”
It would be recalled that in January 2022, Super Eagles captain Ahmed Musa accused the Federal Government of owing his teammates bonuses for two games.
Musa in a press conference in Abuja on Tuesday as the Super Eagles few days to the Nations Cup alsi said:
“Regarding the bonus, I think they are just owing us for two games now. Yeah, two games,” Musa said. “There is no other outstanding outside these two games.”
Musa revealed that the players will “be having a meeting with the coach and maybe the NFF officials so we can take the next step forward.”
