Former Super Eagles Coach, Samson Siasia has sent another reminder urging the NFF to refund his personal funds spent on the 2014 Goal project.
The Olympic bronze medal-winning coach spoke to brila.net earlier today where he affirmed that the NFF has actually paid him and other coaches their outstanding salaries.
But he used the medium to appeal to the NFF President and his committee, and the Secretary-General, Dr Mohammed Sanusi to pay him back.
“I have contacted Sanusi severally, they are aware but they keep saying No money”, I’m urging them to refund my money now, I need the funds for other things in my life,”
“Every player deserves to be motivated”, and how do you motivate players ? You give them bonuses. “Even your kids at home, you tell them “If you Perform well in your papers, I will buy you a bicycle”That’ss you motivating him/her”, it’s that simple.
Siasia, who led the Flying Eagles to a silver medal at the 2005 U20 world in the Netherlands was one of the five foreign managers auctioned in February 2012 for the new Bengal Premier League Soccer.
His former national teammate, Jay-Jay Okocha, was bought by the same club from the five icon players up for auction.
On 26 February 2016, he was named by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) as the Chief Coach of the Nigeria national football team, the Super Eagles, to be assisted by Salisu Yusuf, Emmanuel Amunike and Alloysius Agu after the resignation of Sunday Oliseh from the position.
In February 2017 he was one of a number of managers on the shortlist for the vacant Rwanda national team manager role.
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The battle for the international future of on loan Chelsea forward Tammy Abraham is far from over despite England calling him up to their senior squad for upcoming games later in the month.
20 year old Abraham has scored four goals for his loan side Swansea City, a form which has earned him a rise from the U21s to the senior team of England.
He was named by manager Gareth Southgate in the squad to face Germany and Brazil in two high profile friendly games, but even if he plays he can still represent Nigeria who are keen on his services.
President of the Nigeria Football Federation ( NFF) Amaju Pinnick met with Abraham last month to discuss a switch of allegiance to Nigeria, but the forward denied talks took place in that regards before finally admitting three weeks ago that talks over a switch of allegiance to Nigeria is on.
Despite his call up to the England team he can still represent Nigeria at senior level per Article 18 provison 1, sub section a of FIFA Eligibility Rules, which says
” He (Player) has not played a match (either in full or in part) in an official competition at “A” international level for his current Association, and at the time of his first full or partial appearance in an international match in an official competition for his current Association, he already had the nationality of the representative team for which he wishes to play”
The above rule means friendly match appearances do not commit a player to one country, hence Abraham playing for England in any of their friendly doesn’t mean he can’t represent Nigeria any more.
The rule has already worked in the favour of former Chelsea Brazilian striker Diego Costa who played for the senior team of Brazil in a friendly game, but presently represents Spain, even England suffered similar fate in the hands of Ivory Coast international Wilfred Zaha.
Zaha also played in couple of friendly games for England, before the Crystal Palace player switched allegiance to the Ivory Coast at the start of the year.
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