FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Africa Cup of Nations 2019 - Group B - Nigeria v Burundi - Alexandria Stadium, Alexandria, Egypt - June 22, 2019 Nigeria players pose for a team group photo before the match REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany
CAIRO (Reuters) - Nigeria's football federation (NFF) says it has received "part of the money" allocated by the government for the national side's participation at the Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt amid threats of protests by the players.
Forward Ahmed Musa failed to take part in a press conference in Alexandria on Tuesday with coach Gernot Rohr telling reporters that the players had an "important meeting."
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