The Nigerian Football Federation has reacted to the intervention of the world body of professional footballers, regarding the unpaid allowances and bonuses of the Super Falcons.
PUNCH METRO reported that FIFRO in a press statement on Tuesday stated that it would continue to work with the Super Falcons players to ensure their contractual rights are honoured and the outstanding payments are settled by NFF.
Prior to the start of the 2023 women’s world cup co-hosted by New Zealand and Australia, the super Falcons issued several complaints concerning bonus payments, camp allowances, and expenses, some of which date back to 2021.
While reacting to the statement issued by FIFPRO, the NFF stated that the statement from the international football association is, ‘more than a storm in a team cup’.
The NFF also charged FIFPRO to stop playing the ostrich and stand up to its real responsibilities, calling on the body to address the real issues.
“The Nigeria Football Federation has dismissed as nothing more than a storm in a team cup, a statement issued by the world body of professional footballers, FIFPRO on Tuesday calling on the Federation to pay players of the Super Falcons what they are owed.
“The NFF insisted it does need FIFPRO shouting from far off to pay Nigerian players what they had been promised by both FIFA and the NFF, dismissing the body’s statement as a mere relevance-seeking message.
“The NFF also charged FIFPRO to stop playing the ostrich and stand up to its real responsibilities, calling on the body to address the real issues.
“The Federation revealed that after all these years, FIFPRO does not have an affiliate body in Nigeria. It challenged the body to come to Nigeria and set up an affiliate body that can always and legitimately speak on behalf of Nigerian players, and made up of individuals who understand the culture and dynamics of the African environment.”
