Players and officials of Nigeria's U20 men's team left Calabar for Abuja on Sunday without being paid their bonuses for a win over Burundi.
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he 'Flying Eagles' defeated the 'Young Swallows' of Burundi 2-1 on Saturday and 3-1 on aggregate to progress to the last qualifying round of the U20 Africa Cup of Nations.
But just as it was in the first leg when they won 1-0 in Bujumbura, the players and officials didn't receive their bonuses from the cash-strapped Nigeria Football Federation.
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The NFF have struggled to offset the bonuses of national teams in recent times, with the issue also affecting the Super Eagles.
"We haven't received our bonuses yet, even from the first leg," a source within the team informed.