The home based national team will not get the preferential bonus usually reserved for the Super Eagles for the African Nations Championship (CHAN) campaign which kicks off in South Africa this weekend, the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) said last night.
Much is expected of the local players under the stewardship of Coach Stephen Keshi in South Africa, though this is Nigeria's baptismal appearance in the competition meant for only the footballers who ply their trade in Africa, since the tournament began in Ivory Coast in 2009.
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