FG: Super Eagles will get AFCON bonuses today or tomorrow

The federal government says the Super Eagles’ match bonuses at the ongoing 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) have “cleared the necessary regulatory stages”. 
In a statement on Thursday, Doris Uzoka-Anite, the minister of state finance, said the payment will be reflected in the players’ domiciliary accounts “starting today or tomorrow”.
On Wednesday, the Eagles threatened to boycott the travel to the host city of their quarter-final match at the AFCON due to unpaid allowances.
Nigeria will face Algeria in the quarter-final on Saturday in Marrakesh, another city five hours away from their current base. The team is scheduled to travel from Fez to Marrakesh on Thursday.

However, the players and officials are determined miss the trip unless the outstanding allowances are cleared.
TheCable understands that the Eagles are yet to receive bonuses for all four matches at the competition.
In reaction to the player’s threat, Uzoka-Anite said the payment was delayed by the “conversion process to move funds into foreign currency” which was the “players’ preferences”.
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She added that the process has now been fast-tracked and the “final transfers to domiciliary accounts are currently in flight”.
“The Federal Government and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) have successfully streamlined the foreign exchange processing to ensure our players are rewarded without further delay,” the minister writes.
“Going forward, the process will be fully streamlined to ensure faster, more predictable disbursements aligned with international best practice.”
In November 2024, the team also boycotted training during the African World Cup playoffs over a backlog of allowance issues. A few days later, Nigeria lost to DR Congo, and Nigeria’s dream of qualifying for the 2026 World Cup ended.

The Eagles have won all four matches at the ongoing AFCON and are the highest scoring side with 12 goals. The team finished top of Group C and thrashed Mozambique 4-0 in the second round.
The winner of Nigeria’s match against Algeria will face either Morocco or Cameroon in the semi-final.