NFF owes Falcons Epe camping allowance

NFF owes Falcons Epe camping allowance By Admin The Nigeria Football Federation has confirmed that it still owes the Super Falcons their camping allowances for the first phase of preparations for the 2018 African Women’s Cup of Nations in Ghana, BSNSports.com.ng reports. BSN sports.com.ng had on Monday reported that the NFF owed each Falcons player $6,000 their winning bonus for their (7-0) aggregate wins over Gambia in the African Women Nations Cup qualifier. The eight-time champions on Sunday began their title defence with a 1-0 loss to Banyana Banyana at the Cape Coast Stadium in their first Group B match. According to the 'The PUNCH' the team were owed camping allowances for their preparation in Epe before they departed for the Sol Beni Academy in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, where they camped for the last leg of preparations for the tournament. However on Monday, the NFF in a statement said it had offset the camping allowances owed the team in Abidjan. The statement however did not state when the federation would pay the team their allowances for the Gambia match as well as the team’s camping in Epe, Lagos State. The statement sent by the NFF’s Communications Department, read, “Official confirmed on Monday that players and team officials have now been paid their daily allowances for the camping programme in Abidjan, Ivory Coast prior to the tournament, while money is being sourced to offset the allowances for camping in Epe, Lagos State. “Defeat by South Africa means the Falcons are not entitled to any match bonus yet in Ghana.”