The Nigerian Football Federation has paid $500,000 to the victorious
Nigeria under 23 players that won the last African u-23 championship in
Senegal. On Saturday, Nigeria defeated Algeria 2-1 to become the winners
of the second edition of the U23 AFCON. Each player earned $12,000
while Head Coach Samson Siasia took about $24,000.
A further breakdown showed the team were paid the Naira equivalent of
$4,000-a-player for the final win, $3,000-a-man for the semi-final win
over hosts Senegal, $2,000-a-man for the opening-day win over Mali, and
$1,000 for the draws with Egypt and Algeria.
They were also paid $100
per day for the 10 days they trained in The Gambia prior to this
championship, which amounted to $1,000. “All what they were owed have
been sorted now,” according to an NFF official.
The Dream Team, Algeria and South Africa will represent Africa at next year’s Rio Olympics.
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