Ajibade: Falcons yet to receive match bonuses, $100,000 promised by Tinubu

Rasheedat Ajibade, Super Falcons captain, says the team is yet to receive the $100,000 promised by President Bola Tinubu for winning the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON). 

Ajibade spoke in a recent episode of ‘With Chude’ hosted by Chude Jideonwo.

On July 26, the Super Falcons won Nigeria’s 10th WAFCON title in Morocco.

Two days later, Tinubu pledged a reward of the equivalent of $100,000 in naira to each of the 24 players and an additional $50,000 to members of the technical crew.

The president also conferred the national honour of Officer of the Order of the Niger (OON) on every member of the squad and also awarded three-bedroom apartments in Abuja.

Ajibade said all the promises are yet to be fulfilled, including the payment of the team’s match bonuses from the tournament.

“We have not received our money, but hopefully, it would be paid,” the Super Eagles captain said.

“They have not paid all the promises; we have not received anything. People are already sharing the money for us — with percentages and all.

“When they pay it, you will see. Even our match bonuses and everything are still a work in progress; we have not received anything yet.”

A day before the final, Tinubu had approved the payment of all the allowances and match bonuses to avoid “delay, dispute, unnecessary distractions or drama”.