{"id":4091,"date":"2017-12-01T12:16:28","date_gmt":"2017-12-01T19:16:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nigerianews.ca\/?p=4091"},"modified":"2017-12-01T12:16:28","modified_gmt":"2017-12-01T19:16:28","slug":"2018-world-cup-caf-offers-500000-african-representative-preparations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nigerianews.ca\/2018-world-cup-caf-offers-500000-african-representative-preparations\/","title":{"rendered":"2018 World Cup: CAF offers $500,000 to each African representative for preparations"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"post-header\">\n<p class=\"post-title entry-title\">December 1, 2017: The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has said it would grant financial subsidy of $500,000 (about N175 million) to each of the five African representatives at the forthcoming 2018 FIFA World Cup.<\/p>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"post-body\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-55417     lazyloaded\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nta.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Caf-logo-.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"288\" height=\"264\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The continental football governing body said the decision was taken by its Executive Committee and other stakeholders on the sidelines of the 2018 FIFA World Cup draws in Moscow on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt its last meeting held on Nov. 16 in Rabat, Morocco the CAF Executive Committee decided to set up an ad hoc committee chaired by the CAF First Vice President, Kwesi Nyantakyi.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe committee was told to map out a kind of support to be provided to African representatives to the FIFA World Cup Russia 2018.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe committee, which has CAF Executive Committee member Kalusha Bwalya and presidents of the Football Associations of the five qualified countries as members, met in Moscow, Russia on the sidelines of Friday\u2019s draw for the FIFA World Cup finals.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt the meeting, it was decided that CAF will grant a financial subsidy of $500,000 to each of the five African teams.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe financial package will be used mainly to strengthen and improve the technical supervision of each team.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn addition, CAF will provide each African representative with `fieldwiz\u2019 equipment, a technological device and physical performance measuring tool for outdoor team sports players,\u201d the continental football body said in a statement on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the five African representatives at the FIFA World Cup in Russia are Nigeria, Egypt, Tunisia, Morocco and Senegal.(NAN)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>December 1, 2017: The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has said it would grant financial subsidy of $500,000 (about N175 million) to each of the five African representatives at the forthcoming 2018 FIFA World Cup. 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