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FIFA Confirms Payment Of $760,000 To NFF For Women’s WC
Joel Ajayi with Agency Report
World football governing body, FIFA has confirmed the payment of outstanding 2019 Women’s World Cup prize money to Nigeria football federation NFF.
According to Goal, the West Africans were initially due to receive $1m for reaching the Round of 16 in France, but got $760,000 as $240,000 was deducted for the team’s extended stay and rescheduled flight after their sit-in protest. (Of this deduction, NFF President, Amaju Pinnick said nothing about it during the briefing of Tuesday.
In February, the African champions were yet to get their benefit eight months after participating in the finals, and the world governing body, in a letter to Goal had explained the payment delays.
“Regarding your request, as part of our long-term vision to invest into the development of women’s football at all levels, prior to last year’s FIFA Women’s World Cup in France, FIFA announced that it would more than triple the financial contribution for participating Member Associations in the tournament to USD 50 million,” Will Shand, a FIFA spokesperson, wrote to Goal.
However, FIFA, in a fresh letter to Goal at the weekend, has given an update on their financial obligation to Nigeria over the long-awaited appearance fee from last year’s showpiece.
“We can confirm that the full amount due to NFF related to the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2019, including prize money and preparation money, has been paid,” Shand wrote to Goal.
Despite the surety of FIFA’s payment, the NFF are yet to confirm receipt of the prize money and an official insisted that no alert has been received yet on its accounts at the Central Bank of Nigeria.
“They told us they have paid the money but you know it takes time for the money to hit CBN as it’s not a conventional bank,” and unnamed NFF official told Goal.
“It takes a little while before we can get the money from CBN. The process is not that smooth. The money from Fifa will have to go through the Citibank in New York to Citibank in London before it gets to the CBN in Nigeria.
“However, we have discussed with the players on the mode of payment and hoping to do that as soon as we can assess the money.”
As it stands, players and officials of the Super Falcons may have to wait a little longer for their 30 percent share of the fee.
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Association condemns mob action against alleged LGBT group leader
By Dorcas Jonah
The leader of Landlord Association in Bwari community, Malam Ahmed Audu, has condemned the attack on the home of an alleged Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual (LGBT) group leader, Daniel Soetan and Oluwafunmi Soetan alleged gay partner in Bwari.
Audu told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Bwari, Abuja, that he was not in support of LGBT, adding that the mob action was also not the best.
He said that some irate mob attacked and set ablaze the home of the LGBT leader in Bwari, FCT.
Audu described their action as unacceptable and against the law, just as LGBT was also against the law.
According to Audu, the mob, who are members of the community, accused the alleged leader of leading an unholy group of homosexuals into their community.
”We gather that news has filtered into the community that he has been hiding in the community after fleeing from a gay party in Warri, Delta, in August 2023.
”Upon unveiling the identity of the accused, the irate mob resorted to taking laws into their hands to flush him out of the community.
”The mob accused him of corrupting the psyche of their children to believe there is nothing wrong with gay and lesbianism,” he said.
Audu said that Nigeria’s anti-gay law of 2014 signed by President Goodluck Jonathan, stipulates a 14-year prison term for anyone involved in same sex relationship or marriage.
He advised the youth to allow the law to take its course rather than take the laws into their hands.
”We all know that popular tradition, religion and law in Nigeria are against homosexual, the law does not equally support jungle justice,” he said.
Audu called on the government at all levels and community leaders to protect the children of the fleeing alleged LGBT leader and his partner.
He said that the association was working with community leaders in Bwari to ensure that the situation was under control, adding that they had reported to matter to the appropriate authority.
NAN
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