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The House of Representatives Committee on Sports has said that as far as they were concerned, the Eagles could win the World Cup. They also pledged total support to the national team towards the Russia 2018 World Cup campaign. The committee also commended the leadership of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) for its efforts towards transforming the country’s football. The committee during the 2018 budget defence with NFF officials in Abuja, yesterday said that with the way NFF handles matters related to the Super Eagles, the Nigerian national team can win next year’s World Cup to be hosted by Russia. The NFF’s team was led by its president, Amanju Pinnick, to the budget defence session. The chairman of the committee, Goni Bukar Lawan (APC, Yobe) said the panel would do all within its powers to support the NFF to realize its laudable programmes, including making the Eagles to perform well at the World Cup. “Mr President, you could see how everybody here is commending yo...

Super Eagles of Nigeria shared N17.3 million after the international friendly win over South American giants, Argentina in Russia on Tuesday. The Super Eagles beat Argentina 4-2 in the grade A friendly played in Russia. According to Sportinglife, the players received $2,000 each for the win as that is the flat rate agreed with them as match bonus in friendly games. According to the report, the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, are already considering organising more high profile international friendly games before the World Cup in Russia to boost their financial powers. The NFF have also sent the World Cup bonus agreement they reached with the players to the Federal Government of Nigeria. This is to notify the Government of their plans to ensure that the perennial row over bonus which has distracted the team during major competitions in time past does not happen again in Russia come 2018.