DR ‹ › The Federal Government of Nigeria confirmed on Thursday morning that match bonuses for the Super Eagles, competing at the Africa Cup of Nations 2025 currently being held in Morocco, have been paid. The announcement came after the completion of administrative and foreign exchange procedures required to ensure the players received their dues. The issue had sparked tensions within the Nigerian camp earlier this week, with players reportedly threatening to boycott both Thursday's final training session and the team's journey from Fès to Marrakech ahead of Saturday's quarter-final against Algeria, should the payments not be settled. I am pleased to provide an update on the administrative progress regarding the match bonuses for our national team at AFCON 2025. The Federal Government and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) have successfully streamlined the foreign exchange processing to ensure our players are… pic.twitter.com/zA6vv0m6xt — Hon (Dr) Doris Nkiruka Uzoka-Anite MD,CFA (@DrDorisAnite) January 8, 2026 Bringing an end to the controversy, Nigeria's Minister of State for Finance, Doris Uzoka-Anite, announced on Thursday via X that the government had worked closely with the Central Bank of Nigeria to resolve foreign exchange processing issues and ensure prompt payment to the players. «I am pleased to provide an update on the administrative progress regarding the match bonuses for our national team at AFCON 2025», she wrote. «The Federal Government and the Central Bank of Nigeria have optimized foreign exchange procedures so that our players receive their bonuses without further delay». According to the minister, group-stage bonuses have now been fully paid and have cleared all regulatory requirements, with the final transfers to players' bank accounts currently underway.
