The contingent Falconets to Costa Rica arrived the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport on Thursday and were received by Muhammad Sanusi, the General Secretary of the NFF and Toyin Ibitoye, the former Media Officer of the Super Eagles and representative of the Minister of Sports and Youth Development.
Photos of the players and officials of the team sleeping on airport floor in Istanbul, Turkey had made the rounds on Wednesday, with Nigerians expressing utter displeasure with the images.
The NFF swiftly explained why the team faced those challenges but many hardly took their reasons in as it seemed like another round of excuses.
The Falconets players and officials, looking jaded and extremely worn from their long, quick-to-be-forgotten trip arrived the airport and were spoken to by Sanusi before they left.
“It (money) was approved for Super Falcons. It’s at the ministry being processed that we should pay you from there. We want to assure you that the same time the Super Falcons are going to be paid, you’re also going to be paid your bonuses (competition bonuses).