Keshi: NFF Not Owing Me N30million

Super Eagles Head Coach Stephen Keshi has disassociated himself from a newspaper report that he was being owed the sum of thirty million naira by the Nigeria Football Federation which amounts to six months salary.

Big Boss as Keshi is fondly called in his playing days, said he understands the financial position of the federation and does not have any salary dispute with the Aminu Maigari led board of the NFF.

 “In fact the board and by extension the Sports Ministry have been very supportive since I became the national coach about a year ago.

Our friends in the media must cross check facts and not sensationalize things because we are at a crucial period of preparations for a major tournament.”

“Not that I don’t need money but the nation takes precedence, money will come at the right time but let’s work first and we will get our dues”, he said philosophically.

 Keshi,said he understood the financial position of the federation and does not have any salary dispute with the Aminu Maigari led board of the NFF.

 Asked about the final make up of the list of foreign based players for the SA 2013 Nations Cup, Keshi said the media should be patient till early next week when the list will be made public.

 “Only then will we know the number of home based players that will make the Faro, Portugal camp and also the list of the foreign based players for the camping exercise”.

 He said any Nigerian player who is of quality has a chance of making the final cut for the tourney, assuring for the umpteenth time that current form and not names would be the yardstick that will be used to pick players for the tournament.