“We can now confirm that Nigeria will stay at the Protea Hotel Waterfront in Richards Bay with the Umhlathuzi Sports Complex as a training venue,” FIFA said in the brief statement. “Indeed they will pay a penalty fee to the hotel for the change of contract.” FIFA did not say how much the fine would be, but reports in Nigeria say the government has agreed to pay $125,000 to cancel the contract.
Nigeria last week sent to Durban a delegation led by sports minister Ibrahim Isah Bio. It apparently complained the three-star Hampshire Hotel was noisy, mosquito-infested and unsafe.
The NFF said last week it intended to visit the Hampshire to see if promises made by the management had been kept.
No one at the Hampshire was available for comment.
FIFA has said its Accommodation Office met with Nigerian officials on Friday.
Nigeria had agreed to stay at the Hampshire before new coach Lars Lagerback took over from Shaibu Amodu.
Brazil coach Dunga visited South Africa recently to check on renovations at the five-star Hotel Fairway in Randburg, just outside Johannesburg.
The hotel was inside a golf club and was being renovated to accommodate the Brazilians. It is expected to be ready by May 12.
Last month, Germany's hotel near Pretoria was found to be missing the legal documents that allow people to occupy the buildings.
The German Football Federation said it had no intention of moving hotels.