Few weeks to the commencement of the New Zealand 2015 FIFA World Youth Championship (WYC), the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has earmarked N445.3 million to ensure that the Flying Eagles team give the country the best representation at the tournament. The financial plan, enclosed in the federation's 2015 annual budget submitted to both chambers of the National Assembly, equally revealed that while the international training tour currently embarked upon by the team would gulp N171.479 million, N67, 500 was set aside to ensure the team did not miss Nigerian foods during the tournament. The football federation while giving a breakdown of how it intended to expend the N171.479 million funds, revealed that laundry will gulp N1 million, while N70 million would be used to prosecute international friendly matches, just as administrative logistics, Insurance and transit accommodation for the team would take N10 million, N6 million and N9 million respectively. The federation also disclosed that its president, Pinnick Amaju will pocket $6000 for the 10-day Pre-tournament camping period, while his General Secretary and chairman of the technical Sub-committee get $4,250 each, even as the 25 players involved in the trip will share a total of $18,750. The federation president will take home $9000 for the 20-night duration during the tournament proper, bringing his total Estacode to $15,000 (about N3.225 million) just as the new Minister of Sports will pocket a total of $9000 (about N1.935 million) during the tournament, the document stated. While only two board members included in the trip will share $17000 (about N3.655 million), eight government officials included in the 20-night duration trip, will share $68,000 (about N14.62 million). Just as the allowances for two HODs, two accompanying secretariat staff, four unnamed officials, director of sports development and four other officials of the National Sports Commission (NSC) will share a grand total of $89,250 (about N19.188 million). The document further specifies that while the officials would enjoy fat allowances, the 20 players that would make the final shortlist for the tournament will share a total of $60,000 (about N12.9 million) while the chief coach will enrich his domiciliary bank account with $40,500 (about N8.6 million) allowances. The document shows that both areas that took greater chunk of the entire amount during the tournament proper include contingencies/administrative logistics and transitional accommodation as the expenses amounted to $28,700 (about N61.7 million). The football federation further disclosed that it set aside a total sum of N28.90 million for the printing of tournament brochure, and N24.3 million for medical consumables and local camping.
