AFCON ’25: Super Eagles’ bonuses approved, payments underway — Dikko
Written by Jamz 100.1 fm on January 8, 2026
The Chairman of the National Sports Commission (NSC), Shehu Dikko, says all financial entitlements of Super Eagles players and officials have been resolved.
reports state that Dikko’s remarks followed reports of players threatening to boycott training and travel to Marrakech for Saturday’s match against Algeria.
Dikko told NAN that President Bola Tinubu had approved the Super Eagles’ AFCON 2025 budget since November 2025, aligning the NSC, NFF and players.
“The president approved the entire AFCON budget on Nov. 14, 2025. From our end, the funding has been fully cleared,” Dikko said.
He however explained that approval and processing were different stages but assured players that 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 DG said meetings were held with the NFF, team captain, co-captain and senior players to agree on tournament bonuses.
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