“But I think the seriousness to go to World Cup is not to pay players to go, I want every African government to know, if you win World Cup is a pride to Africa, it is not just to Nigeria, so we must do everything to ensure that the players are not stressed, make sure they concentrate, make sure their incentives are given to them to motivate them.
At the last edition of the World Cup in Brazil, the Super Eagles boycotted a training session in protest over bonuses and the former Monaco goal poacher has warned against such situation.
“Some of the things you see at the World Cup, you will see an entire team go to represent a whole country and you will hear that one minister took the money, they did not pay these players and the players are causing problem," he continued
"When players are going to camp, it is to relax and focus. And for them to be in camp they must have everything there for them not to worry.
“Remember I played in European setting when we go camp we have nothing to do. The only thing we have to do is to take a shower and prepare for the game, everything is laid down here and so you have no excuse.
“So let the players not have an excuse, support them and let them go and bring back that cup."
The three-time African champions’ best outings were in 1994, 1998 and 2014 where they reached the round of 16.
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