FIFA set to pay injured Eagles Keeper Uzoho €20,548

FIFA set to pay injured Uzoho €20,548

By Sampson Adedeji

Following the injury he sustained in the international friendly match involving Nigeria's Super Eagles and Selecao of Brazil, goalkeeper Francis Uzoho Federation of International Football Association, FIFA is set to pay him €20,548, BSNSports.com.ng reports.

Former Elche of Spain goaltender sustained a severe cruciate ligament injury during friendly match against Brazil which ruled him out of action for 6 months.

According to FIFA’s Club Protection Programme, the sum of 20,548 Euros is set aside for players who get injured for their country as s maximum daily compensation.

The money is a fixed salary that the club was to pay to the player for that period and the player must be sidelined for more than 28 days before a claim can be processed.

Uzoho will miss double header of 2021 African Cup of Nations qualifier against Benin and Lesotho in November