The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has paid Nigeria and each of the 23 participating countries in 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) $260,000 to finance their preparations for the tournament taking place in Egypt from s 21st June – 19th July.
The aim of the advance payments is to help federations with smaller budgets to meet the expenses of their preliminary preparations.
However, the amounts will be deducted from the premiums to be received by each country at the end of the tournament.
The premium bonus ranges between $4.5m for the winner and $475,000 for the teams that will be eliminated at the group stage.
The Super Eagles are drawn in Group B alongside Guinea, Madagascar and Burundi.
