Tremendous Eagles captain William Troost-Ekong has denied experiences that Nigeria’s gamers are demanding a particular bonus forward of Thursday’s 2026 FIFA World Cup playoff towards Gabon.
In an announcement on X, Troost-Ekong mentioned the staff had not made any new monetary requests and urged followers to disregard deceptive tales. He defined that the gamers solely need the fee of excellent bonuses and allowances owed to them and former Tremendous Eagles gamers since 2019.
“As soon as decision is discovered we would be the first to verify. Every other assertion or declare, particularly calls for apart from the rightful request written about under, is fake. All we would like and proceed to do is concentrate on the massive video games forward,” Troost-Ekong acknowledged.
It was gathered that the thought of a particular playoff bonus didn’t come from the gamers however was first recommended by the Nigeria Soccer Federation (NFF) earlier than the staff’s camp in Morocco.
Studies point out that the gamers are looking for a good settlement of their long-overdue entitlements, not a rise in match bonuses.
In the meantime, all 24 invited gamers, together with Maduka Okoye, Victor Osimhen, and Alhassan Yusuf, at the moment are in camp in Rabat as preparations proceed for Thursday’s must-win conflict towards Gabon.
Head coach Eric Chelle can be mentioned to be owed two months’ wage, although he has not made any public assertion about it.
