Nigeria cancelled a scheduled
training session on Thursday after a
meeting to demand World Cup
appearance bonuses dragged on till
late.
The Super Eagles were due to train in Campinas at 6pm on Thursday, but with their bus ready to leave, the squad failed to turn up. Media Officer Ben Alaiya explainedthat the players were ‘in a meeting’
and would come out for training after. An hour later, the bus was re-parked with officials saying training had been cancelled.
Reports indicate that the players
wanted to be paid the appearance fee agreed with the federation for making it past the World Cup group stages.
Prior to the meeting however, the
NFF Geneural Secretary Musa Amadu, had left São Paulo for Nigeria.
A federation official told the media
that he had left to get more money to prosecute the not round.
“Funds were only released for the
group stages, so he has gone to get
more for the second round,” the
official said.
However, Amadu is not expected to
return before the round of 16 fixture
against France.
The squad are due to leave for
Brasilia on Friday afternoon ahead of their last 16 meeting against France.
It is not yet certain if they will travel.
Credit: Kick Off Nigeria
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