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| Super Eagles of Nigeria players missed training in row over bonus pay. |
- Super Eagles of Nigeria miss training over bonus pay
The Nigerian football team at the 2014 FIFA World Cup,Super Eagles have missed a scheduled training session in a row over bonus money reports the BBC.
Its very embarrassing that Africa has to always go through this every single time. First, it was reported that the Ivorian's refused to travel to to Brazil until they were paid by their government, then the Ghanaian's refused to play Portugal unless they were paid by their government, now, the Nigerians have refused to attend a scheduled training over a payment. What kind of preparation is this for Super Eagles in an important match?
The Super Eagles believe they are $15,000 short of what they were expecting for reaching the last 16 in the tournament in Brazil.
They were scheduled to train in Campinas on Thursday, but refused to and officials confirmed that the training session was later canceled.
The issue lies in the interpretation of the bonus structure. The Super Eagles players
believed they will only receive $10,000 bonus for their win 1-0 over Bosnia-Hercegovina and $5,000 bonus for the 0-0 draw with Iran.
From their understanding, the players were to receive a $30,000 bonus payment for qualifying from their group.
The Nigerian Football Federation‘s offer to Super Eagles players includes the agreed win, and draw bonuses plus 30% of the prize money for reaching the knockout stages.
The money is said to rise to 40% of the prize money from FIFA if Super Eagles wins their round of 16 match, 50% for a quarter-final victory, 60% for a win in the semi-final stage and 70% for lifting the trophy.
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| Coach Keshi says the Super Eagles bonus pay row will not affect the team |
Head coach of the Super Eagles Stephen Keshi insists that the misunderstanding will not affect the team’s performance
Super Eagles' next match is against France on Monday in the knockout stages. It has been confirmed they will be in Brasilia today Friday as scheduled to train in the evening and over the weekend.
The Super Eagles also had problems earlier in the tournament over bonus pay and it was Senate President David Mark who gave them personal assurances.