
Audio By Carbonatix
Nigeria will play in the Confederations Cup in Brazil next week after a dispute about bonus payments was settled.The Super Eagles' first match in the tournament is on Monday, but the players refused to leave their hotel in Namibia and missed a scheduled flight.But they will now fly to south America in time for the game against Tahiti.It is claimed the Nigerian players were angry over unpaid bonus money promised to them after they beat Kenya 1-0 in a World Cup qualifier last week.The players wanted to be paid £6,370 ($10,000) but the cash-strapped Nigeria Football Foundation, who have been forced to cut back on backroom staff of the various national teams, refused.The Nigerian players had then been offered a bonus £1,590 ($2,500) following their 1-1 draw in Namibia in another World Cup qualifier on Wednesday, but the players wanted more."Their officials all departed on an earlier flight, but the players and technical staff are still in Namibia," said Namibia Football Association general secretary Barry Rukoro.Nigeria's first game takes place in Belo Horizonte against Tahiti on 17 June, before playing Uruguay in Salvador on 20 June and then Spain in Fortaleza on 23 June.
DISCLAIMER: The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.
Tags:
DISCLAIMER: The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.
Latest Stories
-
Korle-Klottey, Tema and Accra Metro lead HIV table in Greater Accra – AIDS Commission
3 minutes -
Stonebwoy, Fameye, DopeNation and Akwaboah to headline Ghana for Gold concert in Scotland on August 1
18 minutes -
NPP Ashanti Region clears 34 aspirants ahead of August 16 regional executive elections
40 minutes -
GMet forecasts thunderstorms in northern Ghana as mist and fog affect southern areas
43 minutes -
Three remanded over alleged lynching of man at Sabon Zongo in Kumasi
45 minutes -
NACOC warns global drug traffickers are using cyberspace to expand synthetic drug operations
56 minutes -
When everyone knows but no one speaks: The silence that sustains Academic Bullying
1 hour -
Photos : Mahama signs new GIPA Act into law to boost Ghana’s investment drive
1 hour -
Daily Insight for CEOs: Ecosystem leadership in a connected economy
1 hour -
Today’s front pages: Wednesday, July 22, 2026
1 hour -
World Gold Council commits US$250,000 grant to support Ghana’s responsible small-scale mining programme
1 hour -
Police arrest two at Asawase Market over suspected narcotic drugs concealed in fertiliser sacks
1 hour -
Accra to host Pan-African conference on economic restructuring, political reforms
1 hour -
When Chairman Wontumi’s 20-year sentence marks a turning point in the fight against political impunity
2 hours -
ADRA Ghana donates relief items, calls for sustainable recovery support for June 29 flood victims
2 hours