It has been gathered that some Super Eagles stars like
goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama received $130,000(about
N20.8m – a man) each as appearance fee for the 2014
World Cup in Brazil.
It was not a flat rate, but some of the players like
Enyeama who were involved in both the qualifiers as
well as the World Cup in Brazil got as much as $
130,000 said one official.This is outside the match
bonus and daily allowances they were paid.
Players who qualified Nigeria to a fifth World Cup also
got a share of the FIFA largesse, several top team
officials disclosed.
BRAZIL, Curitiba : (From top L) Nigeria’s team
midfielder John Obi Mikel, forward Emmanuel Emenike,
defender Kenneth Omeruo, defender Godfrey Oboabona
and defender Efe Ambrose (from bottom L) forward
Victor Moses, goalkeeper and captain Vincent Enyeama,
forward Ahmed Musa, midfielder Ogenyi Onazi,
midfielder Ramon Azeez and defender Juwon Oshaniwa
pose during a Group F football match between Iran and
Nigeria at the Baixada Arena in Curitiba at the 2014
FIFA World Cup on June 16, 2014. AFP PHOTO
Team officials were also not left out of the largesse
with the least getting about $25,000.
But it was further learnt that it was not all plain sailing
as there were disagreements particularly as regards
whether those who qualified the team for Brazil 2014
should also be part of the appearance fee.
“There was a big issue among the senior players
whether those who were part of the qualifiers should
also get something. At the end of the day, skipper
Joseph Yobo prevailed that they also have to be
included,” a team official informed AfricanFootball.com
“So, even some players like John Utaka and Raheem
Lawal, who played just a couple of qualifiers, will also
get something.”

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