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| Nigeria's Super Eagles will file out against Iran on Monday for Group F opener |
Nigeria's Super Eagles Threatened To Boycott
Iran Opener The Super Eagles of Nigeria have threatened to boycot the
first game against Iran if they do not get a share of the 8M Dollars
disbursement from FIFA for each finalist that will be taking part in
the 2014 Brazil World Cup.
FA President
Aminu Maigari claims that the money the presidency received was just 1
Million dollars and they have have used the money in the organization
of pre-world cup friendlies for the team.
Further reports have also confirmed that the FA
collected an additional 850 Milllion Naira out of the 1.4 Billion Naira
the Federal Government budgeted for the nation's participation in the
2014 FIFA World Cup.
The Minister of Sports Dr.
Tammy Danagogo had a meeting with the Federation president Alhaji Aminu
Maigari in Brazil, he charged all concerned parties to negotiate
an agreement to avoid a seeming disaster at the World Cup.
Dr.
Danagogo also advised the federation to take into consideration the
paramount responsibility owed the Super eagles as Welfare, judging that
the poor treatment of the players might cause an upset that could lead
to a poor performance in the tournament.
Sports passionate Dr. Danagogo has assured the Country's national team of a good treatment during the World Cup
“ if
we do not treat them well and make them happy, they may just go into
the tournament and perform badly and ensure that we pack our bags and
return,'' Dr. Danagogo said.
The team arrived Sao Paulo late Tuesday evening and are expected to get in top gear for Group F opener against Iran.
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