The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has decided to pay Super Eagles players and officials their full match bonus, despite their 1-1 draw against Cameroon on Monday in a 2018 World Cup qualifier.
NFF President, Amaju Pinnick, disclosed this to the team on board their flight back to Nigeria on Tuesday morning.
Pinnick explained it was just reward for their brilliant performances over two legs against the African champions.
He said: “When the draw was made last year, people said ours was the Group of Death. But you have stayed very much alive with scintillating performances and done the nation very proud.”
Pinnick also disclosed that preparations for next month’s encounter against the Chipolopolo of Zambia, has begun.
“Even before the conclusion of this second match against Cameroon in Yaounde, we had started the arrangements for the match against Zambia.
“The Chairman of Organizing Committee (NFF 1st VP, Barrister Seyi Akinwunmi) will travel to Uyo this week to see Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom State and they will go through the check–list together.
“Nothing will be left to chance. It is a very big match, and the way things have turned out against Cameroon, it is now an even bigger match than the ones we played against Cameroon. There must be no room for error,” he added.
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