Abeg, hear wetin dey happen for Super Eagles side! Chairman of National Sports Commission, NSC, Shehu Dikko don talk say dem don settle all dem financial wahala wey dey disturb our boys. You sabi say some players dey threaten to no train or travel go Marrakech for their match against Algeria? E be like say Dikko no wan make that happen!
Dikko carry mouth talk say na President Bola Tinubu don gree approve Super Eagles AFCON 2025 budget since November 2025, wey make anybody wey dey involved clear for mind. E even talk say, ‘The president approved the entire AFCON budget on Nov. 14, 2025. From our end, the funding has been fully cleared.’ Wetin dis one mean be say, money dey but e just dey find road to reach there!
But no be say approval and processing be the same thing o! Na different levels. Dikko don assure say, dem don approve the money and e dey make way for the players. ‘Approving the money is one thing, processing it is another,’ na wetin Dikko yarn. E no wan make anybody vex say the money no come quick quick.
Dikko talk say dem don sit down with NFF, team captain, co-captain and senior players to settle everything about tournament bonuses. ‘We sat down, negotiated and agreed on what the players are entitled to up to the final. Everybody is clear,’ him talk. That means, dem don draw plenty lines for the deal and everybody don gree. E dey show say we dey play for the same page!
As e be now, players sabi wetin dem dey play for and wetin be their bonuses at each stage wey dem reach. Dikko come yan say, ‘The only cash request was daily allowances, and that has been sorted and made available.’ So dem don fit chop small pepper now. Match bonuses? E don clear too and Dikko ensure sey dem dey process am.
True true, e don dey settle! E say Ministry of Finance and Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) dey work together to make sure sey everything dey on time. ‘The Ministry of Finance and CBN are on this, so everything will come on time,’ Dikko assure us.
Make we talk about di match! Super Eagles don jaga all dier opponents well, dem don score 12 goals, dey on top di ladder like kings. E be like say dem no wan take any treasure from Algeria as dem dey chase semi-final spot. Dis Saturday by 5 pm, we go see dem for Stade de Marrakech, so let’s go represent naija well!
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