Nigeria: Super Falcons protest over non-payment of allowances

The Nigerian Women's football team, the Super Falcons, have protested outside the National Assembly in the capital, Abuja, over the non-payment of their allowances by the Nigerian Football Federation NFF.

The team has refused to leave a hotel in Abuja since returning from Cameroon where they won the 10th edition of the African Women championship on December 3.

NFF promised to pay the players 17,150,000 dollars for winning the tournament.
 
One of the players recently told the international media that their sit-in at the Agura Hotel would not end until they receive 23,650 dollars each.
 
The players are hoping to petition President Muhammadu Buhari, who is due to visit the National Assembly today to present the 2017 budget.
 
Pictures of the team holding placards have been shared on social media with many people supporting their cause.

SOURCE: BBC NEWS