Players of the senior national team of Nigeria say they won’t train or travel to Marrakech for their quarter final game against Algeria on Saturday unless there outstanding bonuses are paid, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.
The players according to veteran Nigerian journalist Oluwashina Okeleji have not been paid any bonus since the start of the tournament, where they have won all of their four games so far.
They are saying that they want their bonuses from the games against Tanzania, Tunisia, Uganda and Mozambique paid, else they won’t travel or train ahead of the game on Saturday.
Officials of the team are also not left out, and it’s a similar situation to the one that happened during the world cup qualifiers playoff, where the team refused to train ahead of the final game against DR Congo which they ended up losing.
Senior officials of the National Sports Commission (NSC) led by chairman Shehu Dikko will meet with the team in a bid to find a solution to this impasse, which is threatening to rock the team’s fine ru at the tournament so far.
Officials of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) will also be a part of the meeting in a bid to resolve the dispute.
Mohammed Mowiz Suleiman
