Big bonuses for Eagles

Nigeria's Super Eagles players will each be paid a $30 000 bonus for every game they win at the group stage of this year's African Nations Cup.

That figure will be reviewed and graduated upwards for the knockout stages.

Additionally, the players will be paid an appearance fee of $3 000 per game for every game they feature in at the championships.

The total bonus is an aggregate of $15 000 from the NFF and another $15 000 from the Presidential Task Force. Previously, the players were paid $5 000 as winning bonuses and half of that for a draw, getting nothing for a loss. That situation changed with the arrival of the PTF, which upped the winning bonus to $10 000 during the qualifiers. The figures were agreed on between the NFF and the players during a recent trip to the UK to meet with the team's senior players.

However, Nigeria coach Shuaibu Amodu has told NFF and PTF bigwigs that money was a secondary consideration for the players.

"It is not all about money. It is about how much they want to play for their country. If these boys are not committed to playing for their country, no amount of money will matter.

"What is important is for all of us as Nigerians to support the players in every way, to motivate them to give their best. All this negativity does not help."

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