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Speaking recently on a podcast, the 36-year-old, who joined the Aba-based side in December 2024, expressed disappointment at the treatment of players, particularly regarding daily allowances and match bonuses.
“At Enyimba, we were receiving ₦7,000 a day. Sometimes ₦8,000. It’s not even stable. One day it’s ₦7k, another day ₦8k,” Ideye revealed.
According to the former West Bromwich Albion, Olympiacos, and Dynamo Kyiv forward, the meagre allowances are typically sent to the team captain, who then distributes the funds during away trips — with no proper structure or consistency.
He added that on matchdays, players are not paid any allowance at all.
“If we had a game on Sunday and travelled on Friday, they’d pay ₦7,000 for Friday and Saturday, but on matchday — Sunday — you’re on your own. No allowance.”
Ideye also took to his official X account to slam the club for delaying match bonuses until the end of the season, rather than issuing payments on a weekly or monthly basis, as done in most professional clubs globally while revealing that match bonuses for last season have not been paid yet.
“The worst part is you don’t get your match bonus weekly or monthly. They accumulate it and give you at the end of the season.”
Even then, he said, the bonuses are arbitrary and unstructured, with amounts varying depending on decisions made by club executives.
“It depends on what the captain, chairman, or director agree on before the season. If it’s a game they really want to win, they may raise it to ₦30,000 or ₦40,000. But on average, it’s ₦15,000 — sometimes ₦10,000.”
Players not selected for matchday squads reportedly receive a token bonus of just ₦5,000, Ideye added.
The veteran striker, who has played across top leagues in Europe, Asia, and the Middle East, described the situation as alarming and unacceptable, calling for urgent reforms in Nigerian club football.
“When I got there, that’s what I met on ground. I couldn’t believe it,” he said. “The system has to change. If we want our domestic league to grow, player welfare must come first.”
Ideye’s comments have sparked renewed debate about player welfare and the professional standards of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL), particularly among its top-tier clubs.
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