adminABUJA. — Head coach of the Nigeria national soccer team, Stephen Keshi is owed seven months salaries by the Nigeria Football Federation.In fact the Super Eagles trainer and members of his back room staff have not been paid salaries by the NFF since March 2013.
President of the NFF, Alhaji Aminu Maigari who was quizzed about this yesterday confirmed the situation, but also revealed that the “hands of the federation are tied” over the issue.
“It is true that Keshi has not been paid for the past seven months but the hands of the federation are tied over this matter. It’s not as if we are hoarding this money and have refused to pay him. The NFF is in dire straits as far as financial resources are concerned. We have even had to slash the winning bonus of players of the Super Eagles from US$10 000 to US$5 000 as a result,” Maigari exclusively told supersport.com.
The NFF chief then went on to reveal “several steps taken by the NFF to make Keshi’s life easier” following the failure to pay his wages for the past seven months.
“There are several steps taken by the NFF taken by the NFF in this regard to make Keshi’s life easier. The rent of the hotel in Abuja he lives in is paid by the NFF. His feeding is taken care of by the NFF as well. — Supersport.com.
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