President Bola Tinubu has approved the sum of N12 billion to clear outstanding payments the federal government owed the Super Eagles and Nigeria’s other national teams of various sports.
The approval was announced in a statement on the X handle of the president’s media centre.
According to the statement, the money is expected to “clear the senior national team coach salaries running up to 15 months, payments of allowances and promises due to the senior national teams, females, and U-20 national team”.
“President @officialABAT has approved the payment of N12billon outstanding backlog for Nigeria’s National teams of various sports, which includes super eagles and others,” the statement reads.
“The payment entails the clearing of the senior national team coach salaries running up to 15 months, payments of allowances and promises due to the senior national teams, females, and Under-20 national team.
“This is coming at a time when the Super Eagles of Nigeria are preparing to participate in the Africa Cup of Nations, which is billed to start later this month.”
The Super Eagles continue preparations for this year’s AFCON set to begin next week in the Ivory Coast as they put in the work in Abu Dhabi.
Nigeria is in Group A and will face Ivory Coast (the hosts), Equatorial Guinea, and Guinea-Bissau in the group stage.
