Super Eagles of Nigeria have received N1.5billion or$9million (£5.25 million) from FIFA as valiant losers in the round of 16.
Daily Review Online gathered that the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) has already been paid the money.
A highly dependable source in the NFF told Daily Review Online that the money is already in the coffers of Nigerian football authorities.
Meanwhile, Algerian national football team are to donate their entire World Cup prize fund to the embattled people of Gaza.
According to quotes attributed to Algeria’s star striker Islam Slimani, the team will give up all of the estimated $9 million (£5.25 million) they received as valiant losers in the round of 16.
Yet speaking at a reception in Algiers where the team returned to a hero’s welcome yesterday, Slimani apparently said: “They need it more than us.” The announcement was reported by the Jordanian football writer Waleed Abu Nada as well as the Dutch daily newspaper Algemeen Dagblad.
If true, the team could face accusations of bringing politics to bear in the world of sport. Yesterday, YouTube footage of the team’s open-top homecoming tour through Algiers showed at least one Palestinian flag flying from the bus by the team.