The decision of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to delay the announcement of a new coach for the Super Eagles is down to the poor financial situation of the football house, OwnGoalNigeria.com can exclusively reveal.
In a public statement the NFF said they will hire an expatriate coach for the Super Eagles who will be in place before the next international round of games in September. The decision was taken following the disappointment of the last international break where they were beaten by Benin Republic, four days after drawing 1-1 at home against South Africa.
However that plan has been put on hold due to paucity of funds according to what we exclusively gathered from a chieftain of the NFF, who refused to be quoted as he isn’t authorized to speak on this issue.
” I can tell you it’s a matter of cash. The favourite for the job demanded almost 300 million Naira a month and you know that isn’t feasible. So we now have to sit and draw up another plan to engage the ones we have now and it’s public knowledge who they are”, he told OwnGoalNigeria.com.
” A coach will be in place before the next round of international games. That one is certain and it will be a choice that will make a lot of people happy. It’s all about money so we have to get the best deal to stop the practice of owing coaches, which is giving us a bad image”, he concluded.
Mohammed Mowiz Suleiman
