Nigeria's Super Eagles may not attend 2018 World Cup Qualifiers as Football body says it's broke

Nigeria's 2018 World Cup qualifying campaign may be over before a ball is kicked after the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) announced that it is so broke that it cannot afford to fly the Super Eagles players to Zambia for October's third-round qualifier.
According to Nigeria's Guardian newspaper, the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), is now seeking for a sponsor to raise $270,000 to execute the 2018 World Cup qualifier against Zambia on October 9 in Ndola, Zambia.

"As we speak, we don't have any kobo (the last denomination of Nigeria's naira currency) in our purse," an unnamed member of the NFF said, adding that they were appealing to regional telecommunication giant Globacom for aid.

"The charges for the Airline alone is $200,000 for a 140-seater plane, and it will be on ground with the team for two days," the spokesman added. "We need between $6,000 and $10,000 for flight ticket(s) to bring in the players (from Europe)."

The NFF member also said that players will be due a further $95,0000 each in bonuses, and said the only way out is to receive stronger backing from the Nigerian government.

"The federal government still has to play its part, because this is the beginning of our campaign for the 2018 World Cup qualifying ticket. If we must get it right, every hand must be on deck," he told The Guardian.

In recent weeks, the NFF had been complaining of what an official described as ‘no cash’ situation to
carry on their activities, particularly the World Cup qualifier against Zambia.
Breaking down the NFF budget for the World Cup qualifier against Zambia, the official, who pleaded anonymity, said:

The 2018 World Cup qualifier between Nigeria and Zambia was initially scheduled for Monday, October 3, but the hosts, Zambia moved the date to Sunday October 9 giving no reason for the change.