Nigeria’s Minister of Finance Dr. Doris Nkiruka has stated that the transfer of bonuses to the account of members of Nigeria’s National Men’s Football Team, the Super Eagles, is in flight and is sure to hit the account of the team’s members by Thursday, January 8 or Friday, January 9, 2026.
The Minister’s remarks comes in the wake of the Super Eagles’ threat to boycott training if they aren’t paid bonuses owed them by the close of Thursday, January 8.
The Super Eagles are scheduled to play against Algeria in the 2025 AFCON that is taking place in Morocco on Saturday, January 10 at 16:00 GMT. Nigeria are yet to lose a game four games into the tournament.
In a statement released on her X (formerly Twitter) page, Dr. Nkiruka promised that the issue will be sorted before Saturday.
“I am pleased to provide an update on the administrative progress regarding the match bonuses for our national team at AFCON 2025.”
“The Federal Government and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) have successfully streamlined the foreign exchange processing to ensure our players are rewarded without further delay.”
“Here is the current progress: Funding– All group-stage bonuses were fully released and have now cleared the necessary regulatory stages. Disbursement: The final transfers to domiciliary accounts are currently in flight. Players can expect these funds to reflect starting today [Thursday, January 8] or tomorrow.”
“Our focus remains entirely on supporting the team’s welfare so they can maintain their incredible momentum in the knockout rounds. We move forward with one goal; Bringing the trophy home” portions of the statement read.
