A sum of N2.08 billion has been budgeted for the preparation and participation of Super Eagles of Nigeria at the Brazil 2014 FIFA World Cup, the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) said on Monday.
Speaking while defending the federation’s budget before the Federal House of Representatives Committee on Sports, NFF Secretary-General, Musa Amadu explained that a grant of N1. 25bn has been secured from the Federal Government, while the deficit of N829.89m would be sourced from alternative donors.
The budget reveals that each Super Eagle would receive a cumulative $107,500 as winning bonus should the team win the tournament, while Coach Stephen Keshi would receive $215,000.
Each player would get $10,000 for the three matches in the first round, while the head coach would receive double the amount. For the knock-out stages, each player’s pay rises to $12,500 in the Round-of-16, $15,000 in the quarterfinal and $20,000 in the semi-final.
The assistant coaches, team doctor, physiotherapist, welfare officer as well as secretary would receive different amounts as winning bonus, same as the psychologist, media officer, team security officer, match analyst and equipment manager.
Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Sports, Godfrey Gaiya praised NFF for its recent successes in football, and assured of the committee’s cooperation towards raising the needed N800 million.
“I have always assured Nigerians that funding for our football should not be seen as a problem”, he said.
“We have a president that is sensitive to this sector and he has said so time without number that they should make their preparation. You can see that there is a grant for the World Cup outside the NFF’s main budget and that grant is a proposal. The moment we go beyond the round of 16, certainly more money will be given”.
