The national team has resolved the
problems which ensured that it
missed its flight to South America
and will now play in the
Confederations Cup.Nigeria will play in the
Confederations Cup after
resolving the bonus row that
ensured that the team missed a
flight from Windhoek, Namibia
on Thursday.
The team is now expected to
arrive in Brazil on Saturday
before playing its first game
against Tahiti on Monday.
Fifa general secretary Jerome Valke told Reuters that the
dispute has now been resolved. “I spoke with the team
manager and they will be in a plane on Saturday and will
be at the Confederations Cup, so the issue is solved,” he
said.
The Super Eagles were fighting over the unilateral
slashing of their match bonuses by the Nigeria Football
Federation which claimed that it was cutting overhead
costs.
Instead of receiving $10,000 for a win, they were offered
$5000 for their 1-0 victory over Kenya in Nairobi last week
in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match.
Their $5000 draw bonus was also cut to $2500 for their 1-1
draw against Namibia on Wednesday