OGUN, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)-The Federal Government’s outstanding debt to the Super Eagles and other national sports teams has been cleared by President Bola Tinubu.
The payment includes paying allowances and promises owed to the senior national teams, women, and Under-20 national team, as well as clearing the senior national team coaches’ salaries for up to 15 months, according to a statement posted on Tinubu’s Media Center’s X handle on Sunday.
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The statement reads “President @officialABAT has approved the payment of N12billon outstanding backlog for Nigeria’s National teams of various sports, which includes super eagles and others.
The payment entails the clearing of the senior national team coach salaries running up to 15 months, payments of allowances and promises due to the senior national teams, females, and Under-20 national team.
This is coming at a time when the Super Eagles of Nigeria are preparing to participate in the Africa Cup of Nations, which is billed to start later this month.“