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The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) yesterday revealed
that it has settled all the outstanding salaries of its current and past
coaches through the recent agreement it entered with Aiteo Group.
A statement by the federation indicate that the payment was
from the first batch of monies meant for the payment of salaries of coaches of
the national teams in the N2.5 billion, five-year partnership agreement with
the energy solution company.
The coaches are Salisu Yusuf, Alloy Agu, Fatai Amao, David
Ngodigha, Ann Chiejine, Bala Mohammed, Kabiru Baleria, Emeka Amadi, Peter
Dedevbo, Toyin Ayinla, Wemimo Oni, Auwal Bashir, Manu Garba, Bala Nikyu, Lateef
Yusuf, Nduka Ugbade, Jolomi Atunne Alli, Ernest Salolomo, Queen Dolyn Akpan,
Adamu Audu Ejo, Godwin Okon, Justin Madugu, Gidado Usman, Florence Omagbemi,
Perpetua Nkwocha, Emmanuel Amuneke and Christopher Danjuma.
Quoting NFF’s Second Vice President/LMC chairman, Mallam
Shehu Dikko, who is also Chairman of the NFF Sponsorship, Marketing and
Television Advisory Committee, thenff.com said “the first tranche of payment
received from the energy solution company, about N100 million has been used to
offset all outstanding salaries of 27 coaches in all, including a number that
had been owed for services rendered during the tenure of previous
administrations.
“The salaries of the Super Eagles’ Technical Adviser, Mr.
Gernot Rohr, have also been settled up-to-date from the forex component of the
transaction with Aiteo. All the payments were made direct to the accounts of
the beneficiaries through NFF’s Financial Consultants (Financial Derivatives
Company), appointed to manage the funds from the sponsors upon verification of
the processes by NFF external auditors, PWC and payment instructions from the
NFF secretariat.
“It is our joy that the coaches can finally smile to the
bank. A labourer deserves his wages, and that is why the present NFF
administration worked assiduously hard to ensure the realization of this
partnership. The NFF is grateful to Aiteo Group for this breakthrough in making
our coaches happy.”
Following the signing of the partnership agreement on April
26, 2017, the NFF put in place a small panel headed by the Chairman of
Technical and Development Committee, Chris Green to scrutinize and harmonize
the claims of the coaches and arrive at the actual amounts owed each person.A
total of 27 coaches turned up for the two–day exercise at the NFF Secretariat,
Abuja, and the payments began immediately after.
“The list cuts across all the national teams: From the
coaches of the Super Eagles to the coaches of the Beach Soccer National Team.
Our joy is that each and every one of them who turned for the exercise is quite
happy now,” Dikko affirmed.
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