– Players are unhappy that the NFF did not pay camp allowances– The Akwa Ibom governor gave the team N10m as a gift– NFF officials asked to governor to say the money was camp allowances Super Eagles stars are reportedly unhappy at the N10 million gift by the Akwa Ibom state governor Udom Emmanuel.According to a report, the money was was converted by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to pay for their camp allowances.Super Eagles stars march into the dressing room during half-time in the match against TanzaniaThe cash-strapped NFF who did not pay any winning bonus for the Tanzaniamatch promised the overseas-based stars that their return flight tickets would be According to the Vanguard, governor Udom gave the team N10 million after their 1-0 win over Tanzania in a final AFCON 2017 qualifier on Saturday.A source however revealed that NFF officials got the Governor to say the money will be used to cover their camp allowances.“I can tell you that the players did not find this funny.They expected that the Governor’s cash gift will not have anything to do with their camp allowances, which is $200-a-man a day,”a team source disclosed.“The NFF need to live up to their responsibilities rather than continue to depend on handouts.”Nigeria’s next games come in the 2018 World Cup qualifiers against Zambia and Algeria in the coming months.
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