Prior to the AFCON U-23 Championship it was reported that Siasia even spent his personal money on the team. The team have not been given a kobo since they have been in Senegal. Must the sports ministry or NFF wait till the team performs well before the needed finance are been made available?
Nigeria’s sports ministry has come to the rescue of the country’s team, who have not been paid up to when they booked a ticket to the Rio Olympics and qualified for the final of the U23 AFCON in Senegal.
“I can tell you on good authority that the team will now receive their cash right there in Senegal,” a top official disclosed.
On Saturday, Nigeria will battle Algeria in the U23 AFCON final in Dakar.
Nigeria have defied the non-payment of their allowances and bonuses to reach the championship game of the U23 AFCON.
Dream Team VI trained for 10 days in The Gambia before they headed for the championship in Senegal and they have not received a dime since they departed Nigeria.
“We have not been paid a kobo yet,” had lamented a player of the team.
“We will continue to fly Nigeria’s flag in Senegal but God is watching us all.”
Coach Samson Siasia was generous to give each player $100 from his own pocket after they qualified for the U23 AFCON semis.
The team were also not paid a bonus for holding Congo Brazzaville in Pointe Noire to qualify for the U23 AFCON.
Siasia himself was queried for making public that he has not been paid for several months.
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