Super Falcons Coach Blasts NFF: “Every Country Was Given $960,000 From FIFA, Where’s the Money?”

• Randy Waldrum is unimpressed with officials of the Nigeria Football Federation
• The Super Falcons coach has claimed that he is owed several months of salaries
• He also alleged FIFA gave each World Cup-bound team a sum of $960,000 and questioned what the NFF did with the funds

All seems not to be well in the camp of the Super Falcons of Nigeria ahead of the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.

Less than two weeks before the tournament's kick-off, Coach Randy Waldrum questioned what the Nigeria Football Federation had done with the $960,000 from FIFA.

The American tactician stated that the world’s football governing body gave each team that amount for preparation for the tournament, which starts on July 20.

Waldrum demanded accountability as he lamented that the lack of funds has continued to hinder the team’s preparation.

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He said, as per The Cable:

“I have a close contact in the US that is very connected to some of the boards at FIFA, and this person told me that in October, every country was given $960,000 from FIFA to prepare for the World Cup. Where’s the money?”

“If we had that money, why did we not build a camp in November?"

The 66-year-old also stated that he was owed salaries running up to 14 months before he was paid for seven months a few weeks ago.

Waldrum further disclosed that quite a number of Super Falcons players are owed bonuses from two years ago. He added:

“Up until about three weeks ago, I had been owed 14 months’ salary, and then they paid seven months salary..

“Before that, a year and a half to two years, I had been owed for months before I was paid a little bit of it. Starting July, I’ll be eight months behind in salary.

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“We still have players that haven’t been paid since two years ago when we played the summer series in the USA. It’s a travesty.”

Super Falcons arrive in Australia

Sports Brief earlier reported that the Super Falcons of Nigeria have arrived in Australia ahead of the forthcoming 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup.

They are drawn in Group B alongside Canada, co-hosts Australia and the Republic of Ireland.

Captain Onome Ebi, who will be making a record sixth appearance at the World Cup, says the team is out to surpass their round 16 ouster at the 2019 edition in France.