2018 W/Cup Bonus: Super Eagles To Get $2.4 Million

The Nigeria Football Federation will pay players and officials a total of $2.4 Million (864 Million Naira) as bonus for its qualification in the next year’s FIFA World Cup in Russia, a spokesman said Wednesday.

“The NFF have agreed to give the team $2.4 million out of the $8 million we are expecting from FIFA,” said Ademola Olajire, the NFF’s Director of Media and Communications.

The Nigeria FA have also agreed other payments and benefits to the team to avoid a pay row that marred Nigeria’s participation at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.

Super Eagles are ranked 41 and the 2018 World Cup will be Nigeria’s sixth appearance at the FIFA Mundial and they have reached the knockout rounds three times, in 1994, 1998 and 2014.