There
are indications that Nigeria may be forced to settle for a local coach
for the Super Eagles next month after a proposed company to foot the
bills of an expatriate handler “developed cold feet”.
According to AfricanFootball.com, it
was gathered that the recent leadership tussle in Nigerian football may
have thrown the oil company off forking out close to $2 million spread
over two years for the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to hire a
top-rated foreign coach.
“The
oil company was ready to give the NFF close to $100,000 a month to take
care of a top foreign coach and his assistants, but since the latest
round of instability in the Nigerian football polity, the company has
developed cold feet,” a top source told AfricanFootball.com.
“The
NFF on their own do not have the cash to pay for such a coach and the
government through the sports minister has made it very clear it will
not pay for a foreign coach.
“That
could well have informed the NFF recent announcement that the vacant
Super Eagles top post will be taken up by the best candidate whether he
is local or foreign.”
Sunday
Oliseh quit the post in February for Samson Siasia to take temporary
charge of the Eagles for the AFCON 2017 qualifiers against Egypt in
March.
Former
Kano Pillars and Enyimba coach Salisu Yusuf will be in interim charge
for two friendlies against Mali on May 27 and Luxembourg on June 1.
The NFF has disclosed a new Eagles coach will be named next month after shortlisted candidates are be interviewed.
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