Infamous NFF reveal when Super Falcons will get paid

The Nigerian Football Federation, commonly known as the NFF has revealed when it intends to pay the country’s female representatives, (the Super Falcons) for the FIFA Women’s World Cup, the Super Falcons.

According to the now infamous organization, the Super Falcons will get their prize money from the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup and other monies they are owed after FIFA has paid the players for their participation in the ongoing tournament.

Despite putting up a performance that brought pride in a lot of Nigerian fans, the Falcons crashed out of the competition following a 4-2 loss on penalties to the Lionesses of England in the Monday round of 16 fixture.

Prior to and during the event, the NFF has seen itself face countless controversies and allegations of restricting match bonuses to the nation’s female national team players including its coach, Randy Waldrum.

This sparked a decision by the Football governing body, (FIFA) to pay players for their performances in the tournament without their respective nation’s football organization in the middle ground.

Match bonuses of the Super Falcons have reportedly been held by the federation since 2021, a controversy that has resulted in the football community reacting against the NFF.

The most recent debate is about who will pay the Super Falcons World Cup prize money and when.

The International Federation of Professional Footballers (FIFPRO) released a statement urging the NFF to pay the players what is due to them.

In response to the statement, the NFF has asserted it has no issues with the players, stressing that they have assured the Super Falcons prior to the World Cup the monies owed would be paid. However, this was before FIFA decided against paying the football house whatever prize money the team earned.

The Super Falcons are guaranteed $60,000 each for reaching the Round of 16 of the World Cup, besides win bonuses and allowances for qualifying matches yet to be paid by the NFF.