Uncategories NFF Can't Afford to Fly Super Eagles for World Cup Qualifying Match? CNN Shames Nigeria

Thursday 29 September 2016



NFF Can't Afford to Fly Super Eagles for World Cup Qualifying Match? CNN Shames Nigeria

September 29, 2016
Nigeria's 2018 World Cup qualifiers are currently in trouble as the Nigerian Football Federation have revealed that it's too broke to fly players as well as their accommodation. 

William Ekong (L) and John Obi Mikel (R) celebrate with bronze medals at the Rio 2016 Olympics.
 
As it stands, Nigeria's 2018 World Cup qualifying campaign may be over before it even begins.
 
With the country in the midst of a crippling recession triggered by weak oil prices, funding for its men's national football team has suffered to the point that it risks World Cup disqualification.
 
Although the Super Eagles who are led by Chelsea star, John Obi Mikel, have had their bonuses suspended for six months, the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) now says it is so broke that it cannot afford to fly its players to Zambia for next month's third-round qualifier.
 
Although many of its squad earn lucrative salaries playing for clubs in Europe, the NFF is courting a sponsor to raise $270,000 in order to charter a plane to Ndola, Zambia for the match on October 9, according to Nigeria's Guardian newspaper.
 
 
"As we speak, we don't have any kobo (a denomination of Nigeria's naira currency) in our purse," an unnamed member of the NFF told the newspaper, adding that they were appealing to regional telco giant Globacom for aid.

"The charges for the Airline alone is $200,000 for a 140-seater plane, and it will be on ground with the team for two days," the spokesman added. "We need between $6,000 and $10,000 for flight ticket(s) to bring in the players (from Europe)."
 
The NFF member also noted that players will be due a further $95,0000 each in bonuses, and said the only way forward is to receive stronger backing from the Nigerian government.

"The federal government still has to play its part, because this is the beginning of our campaign for the 2018 World Cup qualifying ticket. If we must get it right, every hand must be on deck," he told The Guardian.
 
The Nigerian Statehouse did not immediately respond to CNN's request for comment on the matter.
 
Source: CNN.com
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