The Technical Director of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Augustine Eguavoen, has questioned the timing of the Super Eagles’ strike action over unpaid bonuses.

The Super Eagles boycotted training on Tuesday evening to demand payment of their outstanding wages and allowances from the NFF.

The team, however, returned to training at the Institut Royal de Formation des Cadres in Salé, Rabat, on Wednesday night after the issue was resolved.

Despite raising concerns about the timing of the dispute between the Super Eagles and the federation, Eguavoen expressed confidence in the team’s ability to get the job done against Gabon.

“These boys that I know, that I have worked with, want to go to the FIFA World Cup. The aspiration of every professional footballer is to play at the World Cup and enhance their market value,” Eguavoen told NFF.com.

“The timing of the strike was wrong. They might have had their reasons, but the timing was not the best. Having said that, I have faith in them to rise to the occasion and do the business on Thursday — and afterwards, on Sunday.”

Nigeria will face Gabon later today (Thursday, November 13) in Rabat at 5:00 p.m. local time.

WDN