Nigerian Women’s Football League chairperson, Aisha Falode, has shed more light on FIFA paying Nigeria’s Super Falcons directly.
Falode cleared the air that world governing body (FIFA) will still run the payment through Nigeria Football Federation.
Recall that the secretary-general of FIFA, Fatma Samoura following the qualification of Super Falcons to the second round of the Mundial, reportedly said the world’s football governing body would send unpaid allowance to the country’s women’s football team to the players directly.
FIFA had announced that every player participating in the World Cup group stage will earn $30,000.
The match bonuses will increase to $60,000 in the second round of the competition.
By this virtue, each player of the Nigerian team is expected to earn at least $60,000 for reaching the round of 16 in Australia and New Zealand.
Falode made the clarification on a sports show on Lagos talk 91.3 fm on Wednesday in Lagos.
She said that the World Cup prize money will be “ring-fenced” to ensure it gets to the players without interference from a third party.
She noted that Falcons’ prize money from the ongoing World Cup will still be routed through the NFF.