Aisha Falode, the chairperson of the Nigerian Women’s Football League, has stated unequivocally that FIFA will continue to pay the prize money for the 2023 Women’s World Cup through the Nigerian football federation.
Following the qualification of Super Falcons to the second round of the Mundial, FIFA secretary-general Fatma Samoura reportedly stated that the world’s football governing body would send unpaid allowance to the country’s women’s football team to the players directly. This announcement followed the qualification of Super Falcons to the second round of the Mundial.
Every player who takes part in the World Cup’s group stage will receive a salary of $30,000, as per an announcement made by FIFA.
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After the first round of the competition, the match bonuses will each be increased to a total of $60,000.
As a consequence of this, it is anticipated that every player on the Nigerian team will earn a minimum of $60,000 for advancing to the round of 16 in Australia and New Zealand.
During an interview on Wednesday with Lagos Talks FM, Falode provided this clarification by stating that the prize money for the World Cup will be “ring-fenced” to prevent any interference from a third party. This will ensure that the money is distributed to the players as intended.
She mentioned that the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) would continue to handle the Falcons’ prize money from the ongoing World Cup.
According to what she had to say, “FIFA did not say that it would pay the players directly.” According to what the chair of the NWFL said, “It says working through the member association – working through your federations, we will pay you this money through the federations.”
“FIFA is going to pay the federations the money, and the federations are going to pay the players with the instructions.” Everyone is aware that the evidence is right there in black and white.
On Monday, one of the teams, Nigeria, will compete against England in a second-round match.
