February 26, 2016 – The Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) has said that former Head Coach of the Super Eagles, Sunday Oliseh was earlier this week paid N20 million as salaries for three months, December to February 2016.
The NFF added that part of the money covered Oliseh’s half year rent, for July to December 2015.
The NFF made the clarification in reaction to claim by Oliseh that he resigned due to salary backlog owed him and his assistant.
According to the NF, the only money he is owed is the bonus for the World Cup qualifier against Swaziland in Port Harcourt in November 2015, which the NFF had promised to pay players and officials on resumption of camping for the matches against Egypt.
“Contrary to claims by Oliseh that he was being owed wages and did not receive support from the NFF, top officials confirmed to thenff.com that he was this week paid the sum of N20 million, being salaries for three months (December 2015, January 2016 and February 2016) and half-year rent for July-December 2015. He was signed on in July 2015.
“The only money he is owed is the bonus for the World Cup qualifier against Swaziland in Port Harcourt in November 2015, which the NFF had promised to pay players and officials on resumption of camping for the matches against Egypt”, the NFF said in a statement today.
