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Drama As Super Eagles Go On Strike In Egypt, Shun Training Over Unpaid Allowances
The Super Eagles taking part in the ongoing AFCON tournament in Egypt, have reportedly gone on strike.
Super Eagles players boycotted Tuesday’s pre-match conference and could boycott Tuesday evening’s training, PM News reports.
Nigeria’s preparation for Wednesday’s Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) tie with Guinea suffered a setback as a bonus row took centre stage.
The Super Eagles laboured to a hard-fought win over Burundi in their first game and could earn a ticket to the Round of 16 should they triumph over the National Elephants in Alexandria.
However, Gernot Rohr’s men went on to complain about their unpaid bills.
Ahmed Musa failed to show up for Tuesday’s pre-match conference ahead of the Guinea match, but the Al-Nassr player preferred to stay back with his colleagues for a ‘crucial’ player’s meeting at the Helnan Palestine Hotel.
“The player showed solidarity and had to stay back for an important meeting,” said coach Rohr when quizzed by the media.
Unpaid bonuses are not new in Nigerian football. First, it was the Nigeria U20 team who embarked on a sit-in protest and refused to leave Poland after their elimination from the Fifa U20 World Cup in Russia.
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