William Troost-Ekong, the captain of the Super Eagles, has acknowledged that the current rivalry between the Super Eagles and the Nigerian Football Federation, or NFF, has not ended ahead of Nigeria’s World Cup qualifying playoff against Gabon on Thursday. Troost-Ekong affirmed that the players and the NFF have not come to an agreement. Before the game on Thursday, November 13, the team is disputing bonuses with the football administration.On Tuesday, Troost-Ekong and his associates declined to report to the training facility. In order to get their incentives from earlier games, the players abstained from training. The team has reportedly been due bonuses by the NFF for years, while Eric Chelle, the coach, and his backroom staff are also allegedly unpaid. The team is now threatening to stop practicing if their bonuses are not paid before the pivotal match against Gabon. Despite the National Sports Commission’s assertion that all overdue payments had been completed, the athletes claimed they have not received any money.Troost-Ekong highlighted a post made by football commentator Oluwashina Okeleji on X and said, “Once resolution is found, we will be the first to confirm.” “Any other assertion, statement, or particularly demand that differs from the legitimate request described below is untrue. “We just want to concentrate on the upcoming big games.”
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