President of Nigeria Football Federation, Alhaji Ibrahim Musa Gusau has assured Nigerians that the contract issues of Super Eagles coach Jose Peseiro and that of the Super Falcons gaffer Randy Waldrum will be resolved in September ahead of the next 2023 AFCON and Paris 2024 Olympics qualifying games for both national teams, Completesports.com reports.
“Nigerians should not lose sleep ahead of the Super Eagles match against Sao Tome next month as well as the Super Falcons Olympic Games qualifiers as the Federation is doing everything humanly possible to resolve the contract issues of Jose Peseiro and Randy Waldrum,” Gusau stated while addressing Nigeria’s House Committee on Sports on Tuesday.
“I have directed the Technical Committee of the NFF to do a thorough job and come up with recommendations that Nigerians would be happy about. We are on top of the situation as regards the Super Eagles coach. Nigerians will know our position before the match against Sao Tome and that would be based on the recommendation of the Technical Committee. We will come up with a decision that Nigerians will be happy about.
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“On the Super Falcons, the focus now shifts to the Olympic qualifiers. We will follow due diligence and due process after the experts in the Technical Committee would have done their job.”
Gusau further assured that nobody would shortchange the Super Falcons in whatever is due them and added that those raising the issue of bonus in Australia during the team’s campaign at the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup were only doing so to distract the team from the task of doing well in the tournament.
“I m happy that the girls focused on the tournament and performed very well and we are very proud of the team. The NFF under my watch will not shortchange any player or official. We shall pay every money we owe as soon as money is made available. We shall promptly resolve Super Falcons’ financial grievances,” the NFF president assured.
Gusau announced that each Super Falcons player would receive a sum of $60,000 due to their commendable performance of reaching the round of 16 at the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup.
He assured that as soon as the World Cup funds from FIFA are received, the players and officials would be paid their rightful dues.
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Meanwhile, the President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Gusau, and General Secretary Dr Sanusi Mohammed on Tuesday departed the country for Australia to attend the FIFA congress which will hold before the final of the 2023 Women’s World Cup finals this weekend.
It is expected that FIFA President Gianni Infantino will brief the FIFA Congress to thank the member associations for their continued support and make pledges for the future to ensure the continued growth of the global game.
Infantino is also expected to outline the key areas of development, on and off the pitch, that FIFA will achieve over the next four years.
By Richard Jideaka, Abuja
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The Super Falcons’ coach is a fantastic tactician. Just two weeks preparation, he did not lose a game in full-time and even had two clean sheets in three matches against two very strong teams. If that team had had enough time, believe me, they would have gone very far and his defensive solidarity was also delightful. NFF, please pick him for Super Eagles as well and do away with Joe Peseiro, for he cannot take the Eagles to the Promised Land.
For the records
Since we are yet to see the poll Gusau said would be open for Nigerians to decide Peseiro’s fate (insane to even contemplate not re-signing Waldrum), I presume these are the people to decide their fate:
NFF Technical Committee:
Alh Sharif Rabiu Inuwa- Chairman
Chief Felix Anyansi – Vice Chairman
Hon Aminu Balele Kurfi
Zanna Mohammed Mala
Victor Ikpeba
Felix Awolabi
Yinka Olagbemiro
In case NFF gets rid of Waldrum, here are the people who took falcons backwards.
NFF Women’s Football Committee:
Madam Aisha Falode – Chairperson
Madam Nkechi Obi – Vice Chairperson
Thelma Agara
Hauwa Lawan
Mrs Margaret Aku
Mrs Sabina Amemonophena
Mr Harry Awurumbe (this one be like man oh)
One adhoc committee that might also be relevant in the decisions next month is
NFF Technical Study Group Committee:
Coach Ladan Bosso – Chairman
Coach James Adesina – Vice Chairman
Coach Manu Garba
Ibrahim Gwadabe
Tijjani Babangida
Mutiu Adepoju
Edema Fuludu
Abdul Sule
Hamisu Mohammed
There are 17 other committees with at least 6 members each. Some members are in multiple committees.
Little wonder our national teams are ALWAYS OWED.
I am surprised Eguavoen is not in any group.
When People chased away Pinnick I saw this coming NIGERIA FOOTBALL IS DOOMED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! RIP TO NIGERIAN SPORTS WE ARE FINISHED!!
If Pinnick had not made some little mistake i.e. His Greed and His inability to quell the Musa Matter and Of Course Flying to convince Ighalo. He would have been okay. For one reason and One Reason Only he believed in Overseas based talent and pushed for it. Pinnick was not so bad after all when I saw this Gasau for the first time with his amala eating mouth. I knew we were done for.
Awọn alailojuti NFF. African leaders have no dignity at all. By now, every member of the NFF would have stepped down because they have tarnished the image of our country.
Who cares about NFF. What a shame.
Amaju Pinnick should be arrested as well. The current and past members of the NFF must be punished for their deeds. Ire o. God bless Nigeria!!!