The Nigeria Football Federation has explained that the $10,000 match-win bonuses earmarked for the Super Eagles for the 2014 World Cup stand as proposal for now. Adjusting the figures or going with it will depend on what is finally approved for their proposed budget.

The General Secretary of the NFF Mr. Musa Amadu made the clarification when he spoke with The PUNCH on Tuesday.

He said, “We cannot say for now if we are going on or even going back to $5,000 per game. We have only made a proposal through the budget sent in. If the entire budget is approved as it is, it then means that we can work with the figures for each item as stated. But assuming we are only able to get 50, 70 or 90 per cent, it simply means that we have to take a second look at the figures and cut down expectedly.”

In the package, each player will pocket $10,000 as win bonus for each match in the first round at Brazil 2014. This was the same amount they were paid before the NFF cut it down to $5,000. The cut was initially resisted by the players who went on strike in Namibia. Their action in June 2013 necessitated the introduction of the players Code of Conduct.

Coach Stephen Keshi will get $20,000 while his assistants will each receive $15,000.

Victory in the Round of 16 in Brazil will guarantee each player $12,000, while a win in the quarterfinals will see each player get $15,000. If the Eagles are able to reach the semi-finals, each player will pocket $20,000. And if the African champions should shock everybody to be world champions, each player will be paid $30,000 bonus.

The bonus package is independent of the $200 per day for each player as daily camp allowance.

The NFF followed a similar graduated package for the South Africa 2013 Africa Nations Cup and then declared they were broke soon after the competition.

The NFF are hoping to make up for the extra expenditure from the income expected from the world football governing body FIFA.

-Punch