The 2013
Confederations Cup now has its
full complement of eight teams
after Nigeria belatedly arrived in
Brazil on Saturday night, hours
after the start of the tournament.
The African champions had been
due to arrive on Thursday, but a
dispute with the Nigeria Football
Federation (NFF) over bonus
payments meant the squad
missed their initial scheduled
flights.
The players were angry that they
were only offered a bonus of $
2,500 (1,873 euros) for their 1-1
draw with Namibia in World Cup
qualifying on Wednesday.
However, despite ongoing
discord, the squad finally arrived
at their Belo Horizonte hotel at
around 03:00 local time
(06:00GMT) on Sunday, having
flown in from Windhoek in
Namibia via Johannesburg and
Sao Paulo.
The delay means that coach
Stephen Keshi has barely 36
hours to prepare his side for
their Group B opener against
Oceania minnows Tahiti on
Monday.
The squad are scheduled to
have their first training session in
Brazil later on Sunday.

Nice one......I'm happy they're there