Mikel impressed with NFF over World Cup allowances, bonuses agreement

Super Eagles captain, John Mikel Obi has hailed the leadership of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) after all parties involved signed an agreement regarding entitlements at the 2018 World Cup.

According to a statement on thenff.com, the agreement was signed in Krasnodar in Russia on Tuesday morning – before the friendly game between the Super Eagles and the Albicelestes of Argentina.

The agreement which is first of its kind in Nigerian football is a binding document that will eliminate all manner of rancour and distractions around Nigeria’s preparation and participation at its sixth World Cup finals

Recall that at the last FIFA World Cup finals in Brazil, the Super Eagles missed a training session in protest over bonuses and allowances which forced the Federal Government to dispatch then Sports Minister with millions of dollars in cash.

And to avoid such a scenario in Russia next summer, the Federation made the move to conclude all negotiations regarding players allowances and match bonuses before the finals.

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Reacting to the development, captain Mikel, expressed his excitement and that of the entire team, before going on to commend the efforts of the NFF leadership.

“We are very happy and excited with this development,” Mikel said.

“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,” he added.

The Federation president, Amaju Pinnick, revealed that the signing of the agreement was communicated to the Minister of Sports, Solomon Dalung, who “applauded the NFF for the bold step to sort out all issues that could militate against Nigeria having a great outing at the World Cup finals in Russia next year.”

 

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