AN agreement bordering on money issues was signed on Tuesday between the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), the technical committee and players of the Super Eagles ahead of the Russia 2018 World Cup.
The meeting to prepare the agreement was held on Sunday night in the same city.
NFF President Amaju Pinnick, vice-presidents Seyi Akinwunmi and Shehu Dikko, General Secretary Mohammed Sanusi and Technical and Development Committee chairman, Yusuf Ahmed Fresh, represented the NFF. Technical Adviser Gernot Rohr, chief coach Salisu Yusuf, Team Administrator, Enebi Achor, captain Mikel John Obi, Ahmed Musa, Kenneth Omeruo and William Troost-Ekong stood in for the team.
Before the meeting, Pinnick told thenff.com that the NFF was determined to, with the single agreement, put behind it all the crises and confrontations that had bedevilled African teams’ participation at the FIFA World Cup in the past.
At the end, Shehu Dikko confirmed to thenff.com: “We have done it; we have concluded negotiations and come to agreement with the team as regards bonuses, allowances and share of income from FIFA for the 2018 World Cup.
“Every detail has been agreed on match bonus for each match and each round up to the Final as well as share of income from FIFA money for each round until the stage we are able to get to at the finals.
Speaking after the meeting, Super Eagles captain, Mikel Obi said: “We are very happy and excited with this development. This is the first time since I started playing for the senior team that I would see everything regarding preparation and bonuses and allowances put down in black and white and a binding agreement executed. It is reassuring that we now have a Federation leadership so committed to making everything work that they arranged this meeting and allowed the players to contribute and then set out to sign the agreement.”
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