BRAZIL EXCLUSIVE: Super Eagles demand World Cup appearance cash

AfricanFootball.com can exclusively reveal that Nigeria stars led by skipper Joseph Yobo and Mikel Obi have met with the leadership of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to demand an appearance fee for the World Cup.

This is outside the match bonus, which starts at $10,000-a-man for a first round match win, announced for the players for Brazil 2014.

“The players led by Yobo and Mikel met with NFF president Aminu Maigari and some of his officials to demand for their own share of the cash FIFA will pay the country for at least featuring in the first round of the World Cup,” a top source informed AfricanFootball.com

Nigeria will already earn more than $9 million for qualification and participation in the first round of the 2014 World Cup and they will get more if they reach the knockout stages of the competition.

Keshi Squad: Injury forces Nigeria’s Echiejile out, Uzoenyi recalled

The Super Eagles left defender, Elderson Echiejile, has been ruled out of the World Cup. The Monaco of France left full back suffered an injury in the first half of Nigeria’s friendly match against Greece and was substituted.

He was among the 23-man list Nigeria submitted to FIFA for the World Cup and was sure to start for the Eagles if fit.

Medics in the national team ruled Echiejile out of the Mundial with a hamstring injury that would take him between 10 days and three weeks to heal and return to full fitness.

2014 World Cup: I wait till the last minute for Eagles list - Keshi

Super eagles' coach, Stephen Keshi has said that he knows the players that will make his final list of 23 to the 2014 World Cup, but will wait till the last minute before making it public. The Big Boss was speaking about the team trained at the Philadelphia Eagles Stadium in Philadelphia.

“Yes, I have an idea of those who will go with us to Brazil but we will still wait till the last minute before we announce the list,” he said.

Keshi added that he was also having another look at the players who are not measuring up.

Ex Ethiopia Coach Blasts FIFA Over Nigeria's W/Cup Ticket

Former Ethiopia coach, Sewnet Bishaw insists Nigeria Super Eagles was aided ahead of his country during World Cup qualifiers.

Bishaw launched an attack on FIFA, claiming world football’s governing body conspired to see them miss out from the Brazil2014 World Cup. The Walia Antelopes of Eithiopia failed to secure a ticket to this year’s Brazil showpiece after losing their qualifying play-off match against Nigeria, with the Super Eagles winning 2-1 in Ethiopia before securing a 2-0 victory at home in the return leg to book a place in the biggest football tournament.

The Stephen Keshi's predator Eagles put a definite and final stop to the Ethiopian dreams of partaking in the world soccer events in Brazil.

Nigerians In West Virginia Protest Against Boko Haram Carnage And Government Corruption (PHOTOS)

Students, academics and members of the Nigerian community in West Virginia staged a protest at the .

The protesters condemned the carnage by Boko Haram and the government corruption in Nigeria that led to the “disappearance” of $20 billion from the Nigerian treasury between 2012 - 2013.

BEHOLD! Eagles' Kits for 2014 World Cup

  Todos Sobre Camisetas are just amazing with locating new strips. Yet again the Uruguayan website have come up with the goods, perhaps they infiltrated the Adidas factory?!

And, today have revealed both Nigeria kits for the 2014 World Cup.

Its pretty standard fare for the Super Eagles – the home kit is particularly classy!