Aisha Falode, the Chairperson of the Nigerian Women’s Football League, has clarified that FIFA will still disburse the prize money for the 2023 Women’s World Cup through the country’s football federation.
After the Super Falcons qualified for the second round of the tournament, FIFA’s secretary-general, Fatma Samoura, reportedly stated that the world football governing body would directly send the unpaid allowance to the country’s women’s football team players.
FIFA had announced that each player participating in the World Cup group stage would earn $30,000, and the match bonuses would increase to $60,000 in the second round of the competition. Therefore, every player of the Nigerian team is expected to earn at least $60,000 for reaching the round of 16 in Australia and New Zealand.
In response to the reports, Aisha Falode made it clear during an interview with Lagos Talks FM on Wednesday that the World Cup prize money would be “ring-fenced” to ensure it reaches the players without any interference from a third party.
She emphasized that the Falcons’ prize money from the ongoing World Cup would still be routed through the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF).
Aisha Falode clarified, “FIFA did not say it would pay the players directly. It says, working through the member association – working through your federations, we will pay you this money through the federations. FIFA will pay the federations the money, and the federation pays the players with the instruction. Everybody knows it is there in black and white.”
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