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NFF, Rivers budget N600m for Eagles, Niger friendly
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) and the Rivers State government is to spend at least $300,000 (about N600m) in hosting a friendly match next Tuesday between the Super Eagles, and neighbouring Niger Republic.
A top official of the football body disclosed, that the budget will include an appearance fee of $150,000 to the visiting Mena of Niger as well as their local transportation and boarding while in Nigeria for the game.
The Eagles will each receive $2,000 as appearance fee with coach Sunday Oliseh pocketing $4,000.
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The NFF is hoping that Rivers State Government as host of the match will defray part of these expenses.
Tuesday’s match will be played at the Adokiye Amiesiemake Stadium in Port Harcourt.
Niger, who failed to qualify for Equatorial Guinea 2015, are fresh from a 2-0 defeat in Burundi in an AFCON qualifier.
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Don Lucassi
September 7, 2015 at 6:37 am
Oliseh is chilling o. Salary plus match bonuses. Players get only match bonuses. I for like coach too o
Christopher Kiwamu
September 7, 2015 at 2:45 pm
Ripples …. taking sensational journalism to a new high.
First, how come $300,000 is now NG N600m??? Even at an exchange rate of NG N200 = US $1.00, it comes to NG N60m. Secondly, while your very first sentence stated CATEGORICALLY that the NFF and the Rivers State Govt were to jointly spend the claimed NG N6oom, your very last sentence IS HOPING that the Rivers State Govt as host will defray part of the costs. Haba, Ripples!!! Hope you won’t drive sane and unbiased readers like us from your site.
Jamezz
September 10, 2015 at 5:15 am
Sir, we note your observations, and appreciate same. the figure stated was a typo error, and we apologise for the error in the story. Thanks for being a “sane and unbiased reader”
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Christopher Kiwamu
September 10, 2015 at 11:16 am
Thank you for taking the path of equanimity.