Nigeria have ended their dispute over bonuses and are heading home from the World Cup.
The Nigeria women’s national team ended their protest over unpaid bonuses on Sunday and left their hotel in France following their elimination from the World Cup.
The players demanded payment of outstanding allowances from the Nigerian Football Federation. They told ESPN FC they were owed bonuses from two games, against Gambia and Senegal, from as far back as two years ago, amounting to 2 million Nigerian naira (about $5,600 U.S.).
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Players told ESPN they are owed bonuses from two games, against Gambia and Senegal, from as far back as two years ago, amounting to 2 million Nigerian naira (about $5,600 U.S.), but they have been paid only half of that. They also say they are owed five days of daily allowance while at the World…
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It is hard to catch Nigeria striker Francisca Ordega without a smile, but when she talks about expectations for the Super Falcons going into the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup, that smile recedes into seriousness.
Since breaking into the top eight in 1999, Nigeria has not made it out of the group phase of the World Cup in the four attempts since.
Given the Super Falcons are by far the most dominant women’s side on the continent, amassing the Africa Women Cup of Nations title on repeat, such a poor…
Nigeria striker Francisca Ordega is one of a rare group of Africans who have played in the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) in the US, but says she opted to move to China for the money.
Along with Ordega, the likes of South Africa’s Thembi Kgatlana and Linda Motlhalo, both of whom played for the Houston Dash last season, have chosen to leave the world’s most competitive league for far-away riches.
With the NWSL paying fairly low salaries compared to Europe and Asia, Ordega says she had no real…
Nigeria striker Francisca Ordega is one of a rare group of Africans who have played in the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) in the US, but says she opted to move to China for the money.
Along with Ordega, the likes of South Africa’s Thembi Kgatlana and Linda Motlhalo, both of whom played for the Houston Dash last season, have chosen to leave the world’s most competitive league for far-away riches.
With the NWSL paying fairly low salaries compared to Europe and Asia, Ordega says she had no real…