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FIFA To Pay Injured Uzoho’s Wages

By Daily Sports on October 18, 2019

World football governing the body, FIFA will be responsible for Francis Uzoho’s wages for the entirety of the time he will be out of action, as part of its compensation scheme to clubs whose players are injured during the international break, reports footballlive.ng.

Uzoho, 20, suffered a horrific injury that will sideline him for six months while playing for Nigeria in their international friendly clash with Brazil in Singapore on Sunday.

The Super Eagles medical team confirmed that the player would sit out of action for about six months, which means he might not play for the club again this season.

Nigeria’s friendly with Brazil was sanctioned by the world football governing body and also played on a date on the FIFA international match calendar. Both teams did not make more than six substitutions

.So, under FIFA’s Club Protection Programme, clubs whose players suffer injuries while in action for their country are compensated and the maximum daily compensation has been set at €20,548.

The money will be the fixed salary that the club is supposed to pay the player for that period and the player must be sidelined for more than 28 days before a claim can be processed.

Omonia Nicosia is already in the market for a new goalkeeper following Uzoho’s injury. (AFP)

•PHOTO: Francis Uzoho

Source Daily Sports

Posted October 18, 2019