Eagles yet to receive Afcon final bonus

[Folami David]

Broke Nigeria Football Federation are yet to pay the Super Eagles the $30,000-a-man win bonus for beating Burkina Faso in the AFCON final.
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Nigeria defeated Burkina Faso 1-0 to win a third Nations Cup trophy in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Sunday.
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The newly crowned African kings have since been showered with hefty cash gifts, national honours as well as plots of land by the country's government and various individuals.
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However, the team are yet to receive what was promised them for winning the cup final, according to the Punch newspapers.
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NFF general secretary Musa Amadu was not forthcoming when he was asked about this matter.
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He said tersely, "I cannot confirm or deny it. That's the much I can say about it."
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By Thursday many of the players had returned to their overseas bases without the pay.
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Victor Moses and Efe Ambrose did not return to the country with the team as they joined their clubs in London and Glasgow respectively direct from South Africa.
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Mikel Obi returned to Chelsea soon after President Goodluck Jonathan hosted them at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.
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NFF president Aminu Maigari hinted during the Presidential reception for the victorious Eagles that the association face very hard times after the 700 million Naira (about $4.4 million) approved for the Nations Cup campaign will now be deducted from the NFF annual allocation which was not the case in the past.
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Already Eagles coach Stephen Keshi has been known to be owed several months' pay because of the poor finances of the NFF.
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Rows over win bonuses have been frequent with the national teams, but that appeared to have stopped in the last three years until now.