NFF Slashes Super Eagles Bonuses

President of Nigeria Football Federal, Aminu Maigari,  has said that the winning bonuses for the Super Eagles would be  slashed by half.

Maigari who disclosed this to newsmen in Abuja yesterday said that since the qualifiers for the 2010 World Cup, the squad have been paid $10 000 as winning bonuses and half of that for a draw, but Maigari said the cost of servicing that was becoming too much of a burden for the federation.

He further explained  that the team’s failure to qualify for the Nations Cup had also not helped matters as it has cost the federation millions in potential income.

“We have resolved to slash the match bonus of the players because of the huge bills the federation incurs after every match,”Maigari said.

The new coach will have as his first unsavoury duty, the responsibility of communicating the decision to the players.

Genks’ Jelle Vossen (9) scoring the equalizing goal against Chelsea, yesterday.