U23 rio Olympic winner received $500,000:from NFF

The Nigerian Football Federation has paid
$500,000 to the victorious Nigeria under 23
players that won the last African u-23
championship in Senegal. On Saturday, Nigeria
defeated Algeria 2-1 to become the winners of
the second edition of the U23 AFCON. Each
player earned $12,000 while Head Coach Samson
Siasia took about $24,000.
A further breakdown showed the team were paid
the Naira equivalent of $4,000-a-player for the
final win, $3,000-a-man for the semi-final win
over hosts Senegal, $2,000-a-man for the
opening-day win over Mali, and $1,000 for the
draws with Egypt and Algeria.
They were also paid $100 per day for the 10 days
they trained in The Gambia prior to this
championship, which amounted to $1,000. “All
what they were owed have been sorted now,”
according to an NFF official.
The Dream Team, Algeria and South Africa will
represent Africa at next year’s Rio Olympics.