Each player of the Nigerian Super Eagles received $400 as allowances from cash-strapped Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, for their trip to Alexandria, Egypt, it has been Revealed
This was far short of $1,000 each player usually received as allowances for an away game.
It was further learnt that for the 1-1 home draw in Kaduna, the players were paid in Naira the equivalent of $2,500.
“Most of the players were unhappy with how they were treated as everyone was for himself after the match in Egypt,” a source informed AfricanFootball.com.
The Senior National Team of Nigeria will be missing out of the 2017 African Cup of Nations after losing 0-1 to Egypt in the qualifiers.