The Nigerian Super Eagles – players and coaching crew – have received at least N4 billion as part payment ahead of their performance at the FIFA 2018 World Cup in Russia. The sum, according to a report from Vanguard Newspaper, was made by the Nigerian Football Federation following an agreement pact signed by the Nigerian national football team and the NFF. As at December 2017, the Nigerian Sports Minister, Solomon Dalung said the Nigerian government plans to spend N3 billion to ensure that the Super Eagles fly high at 2018 FIFA World Cup.
Minister of Youth and Sports Development Dalung says “We have a conservative budget of about three billion Naira. FIFA will contribute about 900 million Naira, sponsors and other partners 600 million, while the government will bring around 2.5 billion. These payments will go a long way in boosting the confidence of the players.”