The Super Eagles have been offered a bonus of about $10,000, estimated at N14.5m, for every goal they score in their 2025 Africa Cup of Nations Round of 16 match against Mozambique.
As reported by Leadership Newspaper, the incentive, provided by a Nigerian business mogul and team partner, will apply to Monday’s knockout encounter scheduled for the Fez Stadium in Morocco.
Nigeria have been in fine scoring form at the tournament, recording eight goals in three Group C matches en route to finishing top of the group.
The new offer represents an improvement on the group stage arrangement, where the players received $5,000 for each goal scored.
Confirming the development in Rabat on Sunday, the Chairman of the National Sports Commission, Mallam Shehu Dikko, said the team had been fully mobilised for success at the competition.
“We have fully mobilised the Super Eagles to succeed in this tournament. On the part of the Federal Government, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu approved the AFCON Intervention Fund on November 14. In addition, our partners and sponsors paid $5,000 per goal in the group stage and have now committed $10,000 per goal for the Round of 16. The incentives will continue to improve as the tournament progresses.”
Nigeria, three-time AFCON champions, will take on Mozambique on Monday night after the Southern Africans qualified for the knockout stage as one of the best third-placed teams from Group F.
Source: Leadership Newspaper
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