Gusau defends NFF failure to pay Super Eagles

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NFF president Ibrahim Gusau has blamed budgetary constraints for the failure to pay up outstanding allowances and bonuses to the Super Eagles.

At a meeting with the Super Eagles in Abidjan during which the players opened up on their disappointment over, the NFF boss said sponsors have not been forthcoming and the abridged 2025 AFCON qualifying tournament put a great deal of pressure on the football federation’s finances.

The Super Eagles were clearly unhappy they are still being owed monies dating as far back as 2020 and so this general meeting with the NFF top shot.

It was gathered that the NFF president will later give the Super Eagles assurance that payments will be made to defray these monies not later than next month.

It is on record that this year a generous President Bola Tinubu released the sum of 17 Billion Naira to clear the outstanding allowances and bonuses of the Super Eagles some of which go as far back as 2020.


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