Some squad members of the Super Falcons have told Tidesports source that they were yet to be paid their outstanding 2022 WAFCON win bonuses three months after the competition in Morocco.
The nine-time African champions boycotted training in the North African country in July to protest their unpaid allowances just before their WAFCON third-place clash against Zambia in Casablanca.
The players returned to training after they were reportedly paid part of their camp allowances, with a promise by the Nigeria Football Federation and the sports ministry to clear the outstanding balance, as well as their win bonuses.
But some of the players claimed that while they have not been paid their bonuses for winning three matches at the tournament, some also are yet to get full payment of their $1,500 camp allowance.
“Can you believe that we are still owed our WAFCON bonuses? In Morocco our camp allowance was $1,500 per player. They paid us $1,000 each and said they would pay the remaining $500 into players’ accounts. Do you know that some players have not received theirs? I was lucky to get mine, but some others haven’t been given their balance of $500, I think, about two of them. It’s demoralising,” one of the senior members of the squad, who spoke on condition of anonymity, stated.
Another member of the squad, who also asked not to be named, added that despite all their moves to ensure payment, they have been left frustrated.
“We have laid our complaints for a long time now, but they keep telling us that they are working on it. We have spoken with the coach about it too,” our source said.