The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), has insisted that there is no crisis among the Super Eagles players, because of the reduction in bonuses.
It was rumoured that the members of the squad, protested the decrease in their bonuses after their 1-0 victory over the Harambee Stars of Kenya, in the 2014 World Cup qualifier played last Wednesday.
“There is no bonus crisis in the Super Eagles camp. If you say there is a bonus crisis in the Super Eagles camp, I want anybody that says that to quote the player or the coach that has said that. So there is no bonus crisis in the team,” secretary general Musa Amadu told Goal.
“What they are entitled to as bonus has been paid. Let me say something here and that is where you guys (sports reporters) also need to help the Nigeria Football Federation. If we have the funds to pay bonuses more than what we are paying the Super Eagles now, we will pay them,” he said.
Amadu also made it clear that the NFF, cannot afford to pay more than what they are paying now, because of their financial situation.
He said: “But if our purse is such that we cannot pay what we don’t have we have to be honest with ourselves and tell everybody and this is just the truth of the matter. We need to get the understanding of the coaches, the players and the generality of Nigerians as to what we can offer.
“Even with a reduction in bonuses we still pay about the highest bonuses in Africa. I don’t think the players are too worried about a particular amount they get. The pride alone of representing your country and being patriotic on the field of play is much more than the bonuses they get.
“I want us to deemphasize some of those things and concentrate on the important thing. The important thing is for Nigeria to qualify for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil and also to go to the FIFA Confederation Cup and perform well in the competition.
“Like I said there is no bonus crisis in the team and the team is fully focused on qualifying for the 2014 World Cup,” Amadu disclosed.
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