Nigeria Football Federation surprised victorious home-based Super Eagles by paying players and officials of the team extra money as performance/ qualification bonus for the 4th African Nations Championship.
The players were entitled to $1,000 as bonus for the goalless draw against Burkina Faso’s Etalons at the Stade August 4 on Sunday, but the NFF paid them full winning bonus of $2,000.
The Eagles’ goalless draw with the Burkinabes ensured Nigeria’s qualification to Rwanda 2016 CHAN after the first leg in Port Harcourt ended 2-0.
Nigeria join hosts Rwanda, Morocco, Tunisia, Angola, Zambia, Uganda, Ethiopia, Mali, Guinea, Gabon, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Niger Republic and Zimbabwe.
Host of the inaugural edition of the competition in 2009, Cote d’Ivoire will host Ghana on Friday, while Cameroon will tackle Congo in Pointe Noire on Saturday, for the remaining two spots.
