Falconets Star, Courtney Dike, Declines $7,000 NFF Bonus Payment


Super Falconets player, Courtney Dike has said that the opportunity given to her to play for Nigeria was all the reward she needed rather than money.

The Nigeria Football Federation(NFF) revealed that the Falconets' star turned down the $7,000 offered to her as part of her bonus for representing the country at the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup, held in Canada.

Courtney who is the younger sister of Super Eagles player, Bright Dike said she valued playing for Nigeria, more than the monetary reward.

Head of competition, Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Dr. Sanusi Mohammed revealed that they were shocked at the stance of Dike's family not to take the bonus.

"Courtney Dike is based in America, when she was paid the outstanding 10 days worth of allowances in the tune of seven thousand dollars she turned it down,” Sanusi told Footballlive.ng

"When we called her Mother to confirm the delivery of the allowances, she declined it and insisted the opportunity to serve Nigeria was all the reward the family needed. Besides she said she was to young to earn that much,” the Federation member recounted.

70 hundred bucks na change sha

"She was to young to earn such.." I hope thqat family is a rich one o. $7,000 for a 19 yr old college student isn't chicken change at all.

Or it could be that Courtney doesn't want to put her NCAA amateur status in jeopardy. If she receives payment for playing football for Nigeria, she could be, according to NCAA rules, barred from playing for her university team.

Make she no ever plan to come back village again, we have disowned her. She no know say that is our share of the National cake.
Or she think say as she no collect am, dem go use the money do better thing? Another person don corner the money since.

In Nigeria the best you can do is to collect the money and donate to a charity, in that way you are 80% sure that the money is not going into wrong hands

Sharp girl, Don take style book her permanent place for the team .... Well for as long as de man we go de chop de money still de there cos dat money ain't going to charity but someone else's pocket. She be learner shaaa

bigtt76:
Sharp girl, Don take style book her permanent place for the team .... Well for as long as de man we go de chop de money still de there cos dat money ain't going to charity but someone else's pocket. She be learner shaaa

Indeed

I wish her fada would say yes cuz I wanna marry his daughter.... don't b "rude"

CFCfan:
Or it could be that Courtney doesn't want to put her NCAA amateur status in jeopardy. If she receives payment for playing football for Nigeria, she could be, according to NCAA rules, barred from playing for her university team.

Can you explain more about these NCAA rules? Thanks!
I'm trying hard to understand what could make her give up 7000 bucks.

Ok
Igbo girls no like money

NIGERIALOLoCOM:


Can you explain more about these NCAA rules? Thanks!
I'm trying hard to understand what could make her give up 7000 bucks.

The NCAA has broad rules concerning conduct of "student-athletes". Right from High school, potential college athletes are barred from receiving any type of gifts from coaches or other recruitment officers of a college. The same same rule, as I previously said, also applies to bonafide student athletes.

The NCAA basically regads the student athletes as "amateurs" who shouldn't be paid directly for their athletic skills. The scholarship money, which covers tuition, room and other living expenses, are the only financial rewards accruable to a student athlete who competes in NCAA tournaments.
Therefore, Dike could be in danger of losing a scholarship if she accepted NFF's money.

CFCfan:
"She was to young to earn such.." I hope thqat family is a rich one o. $7,000 for a 19 yr old college student isn't chicken change at all.

Or it could be that Courtney doesn't want to put her NCAA amateur status in jeopardy. If she receives payment for playing football for Nigeria, she could be, according to NCAA rules, barred from playing for her university team.

With or without the NCAA rules, Athletes are rewarded for participating in sporting activities either with cash or other benefits.She represented country hence she is being offered the bonus,besides the NFF is not under the NCAA

kliq:


With or without the NCAA rules, Athletes are rewarded for participating in sporting activities either with cash or other benefits.She represented country hence she is being offered the bonus,besides the NFF is not under the NCAA

Yes, the NFF is not under the NCAA, but playing for your country (albeit in an age-grade tourney) and being paid for it could be construed as being a professional.

It's really a grey area though

seankay:
70 hundred bucks na change sha

That's over a million naira i.e the same amount our Super Eagles would ordinarily threaten to boycott a world cup game for....and as small as the money is to her,she could still collect and hand to a friend or relatives or even waste on wears.

CFCfan:

Yes, the NFF is not under the NCAA, but playing for your country (albeit in an age-grade tourney) and being paid for it could be construed as being a professional.

It's really a grey area though

I get your point,we saying the same thing...the NCAA rules work over there but down here the tradition is cash reward regardless the age eg the Golden Eaglets(U-17) they not even interested in scholarship except it's a foreign school

All i can say be,may God punish poverty. The girl no dey hungry at all. God bless his Father and Mother.

She de US na y,