{"id":13972,"date":"2017-06-05T19:52:49","date_gmt":"2017-06-05T18:52:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/?p=13972"},"modified":"2017-06-05T19:52:49","modified_gmt":"2017-06-05T18:52:49","slug":"afcon-super-eagles-unhappy-with-unpaid-allowance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/afcon-super-eagles-unhappy-with-unpaid-allowance\/","title":{"rendered":"AFCON: Super eagles unhappy with unpaid allowance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As the Super Eagles of Nigeria prepare to play host to their South African counterparts in the AFCON qualifier scheduled for Uyo stadium, the players are optimistic of payment or their outstanding allowances.<\/p>\n<p>Outstanding payments will top the agenda when top officials of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) led by President Amaju Pinnick meet today with the team\u2019s head coach Gernot Rohr and stand-in captain Ogenyi Onazi.<\/p>\n<p>The team is not happy about their unpaid bonus, appearance fees, ticket refunds and camp allowances as they were not paid for the training camps in London in March as well as that in France this past week.<\/p><div data-ad-id=\"32665\" style=\"text-align:center; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px;float:none;\" class=\"afw afw_ad_image afw_ad afwadid-32665  \">\r\n                                                            <div style=\"font-size:10px;text-align:center;color:#cccccc;\">Advertisement<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.accessbankplc.com\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"auto\" max-width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Banner-1.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n                                                                        \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p>\u201cIt has never been this bad as regards our bonuses, allowances and even ticket refunds,\u201d said one of the affected players. Officials have already promised the Eagles will be paid the win bonus for the World Cup qualifier in Zambia in October last year. Nigeria won 2-1 in Ndola, but the players are yet to be paid the $5,000-a-man bonus several months after,\u201d a source revealed, adding that, \u201cThe players have again submitted their bank details and there is some hope they will now get this payment from the NFF,\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the Eagles are scheduled to train today evening at the Abuja National Stadium before they fly out to Uyo ahead of Saturday\u2019s AFCON qualifier against South Africa beginig 5pm Nigerian time in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the Super Eagles of Nigeria prepare to play host to their South African counterparts in the AFCON qualifier scheduled for Uyo stadium, the players are optimistic of payment or their outstanding allowances. 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