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NFF Pocket $1m FIFA Gave Nigeria for World Cup Qualification, Oliseh Says

Oliseh, speaking on the Home Turf podcast, claimed the money was reward for Nigeria qualifying for the 2002 World Cup

Kemi Sheriepha by Kemi Sheriepha
October 13, 2025
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Former Super Eagles head coach, Sunday Oliseh has called out the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF.

He accused NFF of pocketing $1 million from FIFA.

Oliseh, speaking on the Home Turf podcast, claimed the money was reward for Nigeria qualifying for the 2002 World Cup.

According to him, there was an agreement to split the money equally and share one half among the players.

But the NFF opted to disband the team and kept the money.

Oliseh said: “We were going to the (2002) World Cup and we had an agreement. $1 million was going to come from FIFA’s money and we agreed to split it 50-50. You take $500k and we take $500k.

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“$500k was going to be shared among the 30 players who took part in the qualifiers. That amount to around $18,000 each.

“But the only way the players would have been paid, is if Oliseh was there to ensure his colleagues got their share.

“To get that money, NFF eliminated Oliseh and his assistant captain, Finidi George.

“We qualified to the finals and they disbanded the team. They made sure we did not get our share.

“The team that went to that World Cup, 80% of that team didn’t play in the qualifiers. That means they didn’t get the share of that money.”

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