The soccer federation’s media committee boss High Chief Emeka Inyama told Daily Sunsports yesterday in Abuja that though it wont be easy paying that much, the NFF has resolved to give the players whatever they want, if that is what it will take to get result.

He pointed out that the situation is not that of the NFF bowing to pressure, but that of going for result. It would be noted that the NFF had initially planned to pay the players $5000 each for a win at the group stage of the World Cup, a proposal which the players rejected.

Inyama confirmed yesterday that the bonus issue has been resolved in favor of what the players are asking for.

In the words of the seasoned football administrator: “I want to say that since we are going to participate in the World Cup, with one objective in mind-to do well, we just have to do whatever we can to make the players happy. We want to take a bunch of players that are in high spirits to Brazil. So, you can see what has informed our decision. It is not a case of anybody arm twisting the federation.”

The federation’s chief scribe Barrister Musa Amadu who also spoke on the World Cup bonus stated: “The truth is that we need to encourage our boys at the World Cup because it is the most important tournament in our calendar. By our calculation, we are not just going there to make up the number. We have continuously made it clear that our target is to surpass what we have done before at the World Cup in Brazil.”

Barrister Amadu equally spoke on the shortfall in the World Cup budget, assuring that it wont be a problem.