It took the intervention and
assurance from President Goodluck Jonathan that the players of the Super Eagles
will be paid all their fees by the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, before the
players agreed to travel to Brasilia, Friday, for their World Cup second round
game with France.
The team opted for a meeting with
NFF officials over payment of their appearance fees instead of training on
Thursday.
The President was brought into the
impasse by sports minister Tamuno Danagogo after federation head Aminu Maigari
reported the situation to him.
In a phone call to the players who
shared their fears, President Jonathan assured them that they would be paid
all
that they are entitled to.
They then agreed to continue playing
for their fatherland.
Team captain Joseph Yobo has told
KickoffNigeria.com that they would take the flight on Friday.
“I can tell you as team captain that
the team will travel to Brasilia today and we will train, and play against
France,” he said.
Similar impasse over appearance fees
hampered the Black Stars of Ghana who were knocked out of the tournament on
Thursday. Nigeria and Algeria are the only teams from Africa left in the
mundial.
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