Super Eagles Recieve Cash Benefits of Upto $80,000 after Zambia Win

Nigeria’s Super Eagles are smiling to the bank after they kicked off the World Cup Qualifiers campaign with a highly impressive win over the Chipolopolo of Zambia in the opening game of the final phase of qualifiers for the 2018 World Cup ending an undefeated campaign of the Chipolopolo at the Ndola Stadium.

Alex Iwobi and Kelechi Iheanacho’s first-half strikes was all the Eagles needed to humiliate the Zambians to take the Eagles top of the group following Algeria’s draw with Cameroon later on.

Cash-strapped Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) ensured members of the team got some of their outstanding payments right after the game, Vanguard writes.

The Super Eagles received their flight ticket refunds, match bonus for the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualification dead-rubber against Tanzania last month as well as appearance fees for two international friendlies they played in May against Mali and Luxembourg.

Super Eagles Players like Captain Mikel Obi who was involved in all three matches carted away close to $8,000 each as the Glass House looks to keep team spirit high in the course of the qualification series.

The win bonus for Sunday’s World Cup qualifier in Ndola now stands as the only payment outstanding for the Eagles, who next month welcome the Fennec Foxes of Algeria in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State in continuation of the qualifiers.