Rep Tells NFF To Ignore The $5000 Report And Give The Eagles The Full $10000

Rep Tells NFF To Ignore The $5000 Report And Give The Eagles The Full $10000

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updated at April 12, 2023 at 7:47 PM

Chairman, House Committee on Sports , Godfrey Ali Gaiya has told the NFF to return to status quo and pay the Super Eagles the full $10,000 and not $5000 reported by the Segun Adeniyi-led panel as it will be untimely and counterproductive.

In a recent interview with journalists in the Federal Capital Territory Abuja, the lawmaker advised the NFF to jettison the idea of implementing the Segun Adeniyi committee’s report for now because it could be counterproductive.

Gaiya said that since the report has not been fully adopted by the National Sports Commission (NSC), the prerogative of the NFF to decide the bonus that would be paid to the players should not arise.

“The boys need all the concentration now. They don’t need anything that would distract them. “The NFF should return to status quo and pay them the $10,000 for now, pending when the full report would be adopted and released by the Sports Commission” Gaiya said.

Meanwhile, NFF president, Aminu Maigari had a different opinion to the lawmaker, saying that they will only pay $5,000 as winning bonuses in the all-important World Cup qualifier.

“We cannot pay $10, 000 at this time and we have made it abundantly clear. We cannot return to any status quo as is being suggested” he said. Maigari said that his biggest dream as the president of the NFF is to see that the country’s flag is hoisted in Brazil come 2014.

“My biggest dream is the World Cup ticket, and we are working hand in hand with the various arms of government to ensure that this becomes a reality. We have been able to get to this stage because we operate an open door policy which is the basic secret of our successes” he said.

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