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The Chairman of the National Sports Commission (NSC), Shehu Dikko, has said that all financial entitlements owed to the Super Eagles players and officials have been resolved.
Dikko’s comments followed reports that some players were threatening to boycott training and the team’s trip to Marrakech for Saturday’s match against the Algerian national football team.
Dikko told the News Agency of Nigeria that President Bola Tinubu approved the Super Eagles’ AFCON 2025 budget in November 2025, resolving funding issues and aligning all stakeholders.
“The president approved the entire AFCON budget on November 14, 2025. From our end, the funding has been fully cleared,” Dikko said.
Dikko explained that while budget approval and fund processing were distinct stages, players had been assured that the funds had been approved and were being released.
“Approving the money is one thing, processing it is another, but the players know the funds have been approved,” he added.
The NSC chairman said meetings were held with the Nigeria Football Federation, the team captain, co-captain and senior players to agree on bonuses for the tournament.
“We sat down, negotiated and agreed on what the players are entitled to up to the final. Everybody is clear,” he said.
According to him, the players accepted the agreed incentives before the tournament began and understood what was at stake at every stage.
“The players know exactly what they are playing for and what their bonuses are at every stage,” Dikko stated.
He said the only payments requested in cash were daily allowances, which had already been settled.
“The only cash request was daily allowances, and that has been sorted and made available,” he said.
Dikko added that match bonuses had also been approved and were being processed, with the Ministry of Finance and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) handling disbursement.
“The bonuses have been approved. The process is ongoing and the money will come,” he said.
The Super Eagles team have won all their matches so far in the tournament, scoring 12 goals on their way to the quarter-finals. Nigeria are set to face Algeria for a place in the semi-finals and is expected to travel from Fès to Marrakech on Thursday ahead of the match at the Stade de Marrakech on Saturday at 5 p.m.
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