The Nigeria Football Federation has opted to pay players and
officials of the Super Eagles the full match bonus for Monday’s crunchy
2018 FIFA World Cup encounter against the Lions of Cameroon in Yaounde, even
though the tie ended in a draw.
NFF President Amaju Pinnick disclosed this to the team on
board the ARIK Air Bombadier CRJ 1000 aircraft that flew the Nigerian
delegation back from Yaounde on Tuesday morning.
Excited players and officials applauded as Pinnick insisted
it was just reward for a masterclass output by the Nigerian squad over the two
legs of the most anticipated fixture of Group B.
“When the draw was made last year, people said ours was
the Group of Death. But you have stayed very much alive with
scintillating performances and done the nation very proud.”
The Member of CAF Executive Committee also disclosed on
Tuesday morning that preparations for next month’s big encounter against
the Chipolopolo of Zambia, at which the Super Eagles are highly expected to
pick the World Cup ticket, has started in earnest.
“Even before the conclusion of this second match against
Cameroon in Yaounde, we had started the arrangements for the match against
Zambia. The Chairman of Organizing Committee (NFF 1st VP,
Barrister Seyi Akinwunmi) will travel to Uyo this week to see Governor Udom
Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom State and they will go through the check –list together.
“Nothing will be left to chance. It is a very big match, and
the way things have turned out against Cameroon, it is now an even bigger match
than the ones we played against Cameroon. There must be no room for error.”
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