No special bonuses for Eagles The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has announced that there will be no special bonuses for players of the Super Eagles ahead of their two-legged playoff tie against Ethiopia.

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The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has announced that there will be no special bonuses for players of the Super Eagles ahead of their two-legged playoff tie against Ethiopia.
NFF President, Alhaji Aminu Maigari told supersport.com on Tuesday that the players will receive the “usual” $5,000 winning bonus for the two games against Ethiopia.
“The players will receive the usual $5,000 dollars if they beat Ethiopia this month. There has been no change in the bonus structure for now,” he said.

The Super Eagles’ 2013 Fifa Confederations Cup campaign was almost scuttled as a result of a row between the players and the NFF over bonuses but Maigari says there will be no issues in that regard ahead of the two games against the East Africans.
“There are no issues at all. We (NFF) have been in contact with the players and coaches and no one has any issues with what we pay as bonuses.
“The players were paid $5,000 after our last (World Cup) qualifying game against Malawi in Calabar and no one complained.

“It’s about honour, patriotism and the collective zeal to see that Nigeria’s flag is hoisted at the gathering of elite football nations in Brazil next year.
“Money is the last thing on anyone’s mind right now because these individuals are all top professionals who know what it means to represent their country,” he added.
The NFF chief further revealed that the Nigerian contingent of players and coaches will depart for Addis Ababa via a chartered aircraft on the eve of the first leg game.
The Super Eagles will meet the Walia Antelopes in the first leg of the playoffs in Ababa on October 13 with the second leg fixed for November 16 at the UJ Esuene stadium, Calabar.