Chairman of the National Sports Commission, NSC, Shehu Dikko, has insisted that it is not possible to pay the Super Eagles of Nigeria their match bonus in cash.
Dikko stated this while clarifying the situation about Super Eagles match bonuses following reports of players threatening to boycott training and refusing to travel to Marrakech for Nigeria’s 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON, quarter-final clash against Algeria on Saturday.
He spoke on Thursday during an appearance on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief.
“Clearly, the players requested whether they could get some of these in cash, and they were told it’s not possible,” Dikko said.
“These bonuses are not paid in cash; they have to be paid through the bank, which is the normal procedure.
“The only ones they agreed to pay in cash are the daily allowances.”
The Super Eagles progressed to the last-8 after humiliating Mozambique 4-0 in the AFCON Round of 16.
Meanwhile, Nigeria’s Minister of State for Finance, Doris Nkiruka-Anite, had earlier disclosed that the Super Eagles players will start receiving their bonus money alerts today or tomorrow before the Algeria clash.