The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) will no longer pay match bonuses of Super Eagles' players by cash beginning from next month's World Cup qualifier
A report on AfricanFootball.com shows that the NFF has directed senior national team stars to open accounts with a particular local bank, where their win bonuses will now be paid.
One of the players, according to the report, said: “We have been asked to open foreign currency accounts with a bank where our bonuses will now be paid.”
This directive comes on the heels of a new financial policy pertaining to foreign currencies adopted by the government of President Muhammadu Buhari.
This arrangement is one of the measures contained in a players’ code of conduct, which NFF president, Amaju Pinnick, announced will soon be implemented.
The Eagles as well as the various national teams have thus far been paid their bonuses in cash.