Ahmed Musa who spoke ahead of their last group match
against Madgascar on Sunday (today), revealed that the NFF are yet to
pay Eagles outstanding bonuses.
Recall that the players had
shunned a pre-match press conference and were late for their final
training session ahead of Wednesday’s 1-0 win over Guinea, in protest
over owed bonuses, before they were promised payment by the NFF.
However the recent disclosure by Ahmed Musa comes as a shock, as it was
alleged that the Federal Government intervened in the row, by sending
funds to Egypt for the payment of the players’ allowances. Speaking at a
press conference, the Al Nassr forward said;
“The spirit is
good in camp and we are ready to play tomorrow (today). We have put the
disagreement about bonuses behind us, we spoke amongst ourselves. I
don’t know what the NFF has planned, but we will do our job. They are
yet to pay the team’s outstanding bonuses. The governments all over
Africa need to do better with financing teams for international
competitions.”