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AFCON ’25: Super Eagles’ bonuses approved, payments underway — Dikko
By Lucy Emenike
Published on 08/01/2026 08:27
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The Chairman of the National Sports Commission (NSC), Shehu Dikko, says all financial entitlements of Super Eagles players and officials have been resolved.

 

Dikko’s remarks follows reports of players threatening to boycott training and travel to Marrakech for Saturday’s match against Algeria.

 

Dikko told NAN that President Bola Tinubu had approved the Super Eagles’ AFCON 2025 budget since November 2025, aligning the NSC, NFF and players.

 

He however explained that approval and processing were different stages but assured players that funds had been approved and were being released.

 

The NSC DG said meetings were held with the NFF, team captain, co-captain and senior players to agree on tournament bonuses.

 

He noted that the players understood their incentives and accepted the terms before the tournament began.

 

According to him, only daily allowances were requested in cash, and those had already been settled.

 

He added that match bonuses had been approved and were currently being processed for payment.

 

“The bonuses have been approved. The process is ongoing and the money will come,” he assured.

 

He said the Ministry of Finance and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) were working to ensure timely disbursement.

 

 

 

(NAN)

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