The Minister for Youth and Sports, Barrister Solomon Dalung, has urged the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to pay various national teams their outstanding remunerations before Christmas.

Dalung gave the charge on Thursday at the 71st General Assembly of the NFF in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory.

He asked the Nigerian football governing body to pay all outstanding allowances and bonuses being owed the players and their officials.

According to the Minister, “An angel said to the three wise men behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy. This is Christmas season. Bring glad tidings to the players. Pay them all outstanding bonuses and allowances before Christmas.”

Earlier, Barrister Dalung had congratulated the NFF for the successes recorded in the U-17 World Cup in Chile and the recent U-23 African championship in Senegal where the Nigerian teams won gold.