Super Eagles head coach Jose Peseiro has received three out of the ten months owed salary from the Nigeria Football Federation(NFF) NPFLUpdates exclusively reports.
Reliable sources, confirmed the Portuguese tactician received $210,000( Two Hundred and Ten Thousand Dollars) from the NFF. Peseiro’s monthly salary according to sources is $70,000(Seventy Thousand Dollars).
The President of the NFF Ibrahim Gusau, confirmed the recent development to the media. Several reports last year said Peseiro is ready to walk out of his appointment over non-payment of salaries. And also earned contractual allowances continues
According to Gusau, other coaches of the national teams have also received owed salaries.
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Nigeria women’s team coaches and that of their men counterparts have also been paid at least seven months owed salaries
Gusau in his speech also addressed a viral report by an online media outlet that the Nigeria Football Federation delayed payment of salaries. Because the board wanted to posses the money in their accounts before issuing out to workers.
NFF address Peseiro’s owed salary
“There is no truth in that publication because the Sports Ministry did not at anytime ask the NFF to furnish it with Peseiro’s account details. Why will we do such? The coach is aware of the true situation, and it is contrary to the report,” Gusau was quoted by FootballLive .
“When I assumed office as President of the NFF, I demanded to see Peseiro’s contract and the approval by the Federal Government agreeing to pay the coach’s salary. But to my utter dismay, there was no approval. I was made to understand that the approval was verbal.
“This also surprised the Sports Minister who asked us to write to get approval, this we did since last year. We are still waiting for the approval and subsequent payment of the salary of the Super Eagles coach.
“Whoever published that story, that the NFF refused to furnish the Ministry with Peseiro’s account details is a liar, who does not mean well for football in Nigeria.”
Any national team coach owed salary, can now smile to the bank, thanks to the NFF.
