The Flying Eagles may have retained their WAFU B U20 championship courtesy of a deserved 3-1 win over arch-rivals Ghana, but their reward was a massive pay cut.
SCORENigeria has learnt that the team have now been paid their outstanding camp allowances, which were slashed by as much as 50%.
Both players and officials were disappointed by this development.
The consolation for the team is that many well-meaning Nigerians rallied around the team and contributed cash to motivate them to be the champions again for the sub-region.
The Flying Eagles and beaten finalists Ghana have qualified for the U20 AFCON to be hosted by South Africa in January 2025.
The U20 AFCON will produce four African representatives for 2025 FIFA U20 World Cup in Chile from September.
