Nigeria’s Super Falcons Wednesday boycotted training ahead of their third place match with Zambia on Friday due to unpaid match bonuses.
None of the Super Falcons players has received their allocated allowances or bonus of over USD10,000 for the wins over Botswana, Burundi and Cameroon, according to the BBC Sport Africa.
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“The players have refused to leave their hotel in Casablanca over unpaid bonuses,” a top NFF official told the medium.
“There is also an issue over the unpaid first five days of camping, which the players expected in their bank accounts but has not arrived.”
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) president, Amaju Pinnick, said that the federation was “dealing with the issue” – but funds need to come from the country’s Sports Ministry before any payment can be made.
A special adviser to the minister of sports, Sunday Dare, said the “issues are being resolved” and the team has received verbal assurances that they will be paid.
“The issues are being resolved and the NFF has assured the team they will get all that is due them,” Toyin Ibitoye said.
“The sports ministry has presented NFF’s request for financial intervention to the relevant quarters and it is receiving urgent attention.
“The processes for receiving funds from the government take time and the team now understands this. Both the ministry and NFF are working to ensure things move at a faster pace.”
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