Eagles get N21.4m each as appearance fee

Even as Alhaji Aminu Maigari make another appearance at the Directorate of State Security Service, DSS this week over the bonus row that rocked the Super Eagles at Brazil 2014, indications have emerged how much the players were paid following intervention by the Federal Government.
A report by a football news portal, Africanfootball has revealed that some of the Super Eagles stars like goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama received $130,000 (about N21.4m) each as appearance fee for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.
“It was not a flat rate, but some of the players like Enyeama, who were involved in both the qualifiers as well as the World Cup in Brazil got as much as $130, 000,” said one official.
This is outside the match bonus and daily allowances they were paid.
It was also specially gathered that players who qualified Nigeria to a fifth World Cup also got a share of the FIFA largesse, several top team officials disclosed.
Team officials were also not left out of the largesse with the least getting about $25,000.
But it was further learnt that it was not all plain sailing as there were disagreements particularly as regards whether those who qualified the team for Brazil 2014 should also be part of the appearance fee.
“There was a big issue among the senior players whether those who were part of the qualifiers should also get something. At the end of the day, skipper Joseph Yobo prevailed that they also have to be included,” said a team official.
“So, even some players like John Utaka and Raheem Lawal, who played just a couple of qualifiers, will also get something.”