This, according to impeccable sources, is because the NFF “is broke”
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Dalung gave the conditions at a meeting with NFF Executive Committee members at his National Stadium office, Abuja
The amount covers medical expenses, match bonuses and allowances incurred during his six-month reign as the national team’s gaffer
First of all, the NFF would like to state that contrary to what few members of the media would have Nigerians believe, the appointment of Mr. Sunday Oliseh as Head Coach of the Super Eagles was thoroughly thought-through; it went through a meeting between himself and the Technical Committee and was ultimately approved by the entire Executive Committee of the NFF
Oliseh broke the news of his resignation on his Twitter handle in the early hours of Friday
In a communique issued at the end of the meeting, the NFF mandated its General Secretary, Dr. Sanusi Muhammed, to follow the due process in effecting his disengagement
While answering questions on the feud between the coach and the Nigeria Football Federation by members of the House Committee on Sports during a budget defence on Tuesday, Dalung stressed the need to support Oliseh ahead of the qualifying matches for the African Cup of Nations and World Cup
This is contrary to the earlier report by The Eagle Online that the country maintained the 66th position it attained last month
The Sunday Oliseh lads got 540 points to keep its place in the world
NFF’s Head of Technical Committee and Board Member, Barrister Chris Green, rubbished Oliseh’s claims that the CHAN Eagles crashed in Rwanda due to financial neglect by the football house
Camp sources hinted that the Abia Warriors forward, who has been training separately since the game against Tunisia, failed a late fitness test ahead of today’s game in Rubavu
With four points, the Sunday Oliseh lads are tops, while Tunisia are second on two points pending the outcome of the other group game between Guinea and Niger later on Friday (today) at the same venue
The Abia Warriors’ forward made the starting line up ahead of Sunshine Stars Tunde Adeniji
Goalkeeper Ikechukwu Ezenwa, defenders Austin Oboroakpo and Chima Akas, Olympic Team midfielders Usman Mohammed and Yaro Bature and forward Chisom Chikatara headline a list that also includes Enyimba FC’s skillful winger Ezekiel Bassey, former junior international Ifeanyi Mathew and the Sunshine Stars’ trio of Paul Onobi, Prince Aggrey and Tunde Adeniji
The coaches are owed several months’ pay by the cash-strapped Nigeria Football Federation, with the Minister of Sports, Solomon Dalung, ordering the NFF to clear the backlog of salaries before the end of this year
The coach, who is in Belgium, told the players that the CHAN qualifier is so important they cannot afford to toy with it
The Sunday Oliseh-led team was ranked 59th in October
He said: “The Nigeria Football Federation and Eagles Coach Oliseh are taking CHAN very seriously because it has become an internationally recognised competition, which means that it can affect the FIFA ranking
Home lad, Paul Onobi, has been favoured ahead of Mikel for the central midfield role, just as Austin Oboroakpo would combine with Efe Ambrose in the heart of the defence
The Super Eagles had on Friday played a goalless draw with Swaziland in the first leg of the qualifier for the group stage