We’re not happy, no money to sack Peseiro – NFF speaks on 1-1 draw with Zimbabwe


A board member of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Nse Essien, has said they would have sacked head coach of the Super Eagles, Jose Peseiro, if they could afford it.

Essien made this claim in an interview with OJB Sports following their 1-1 draw with Zimbabwe in a 2026 World Cup qualifier.

The result means Peseiro’s men have taken only two points from a possible six, as they also drew 1-1 with Lesotho three days prior.


The performances have led to football fans calling on the NFF to fire Peseiro.

But Essien has explained why it would not be a straightforward decision.

He said: “The Sports Ministry who employed him were supposed to pay for their salaries. But up till now, nothing has been paid.

“If we sack the coaches now, who will pay compensation?

“Not a dime has been paid yet to this coach who earns about $70,000 a month.

“We have to respect Jose Peseiro’s contract.

“If we had the money to give to him (pay him off) we are going to relieve him. We are not happy.”

Such lame and flimsy excuses, government can buy SUV cars worth billions of naira and other mundane things but they don't have money to hire a competent coach

Ok

Must we hire Oyibo coach? Especially when we can hardly afford his salaries.
Imagine $70k monthly salary (N84million per month). Why must you carry a load that is too heavy for you to bear?

Look at Senegal Coach, Aliou Cisse. He has been doing well.
We need to encourage & support one of our ex-internationals for the job.

Anyway the only way forward is to sack him. But I fear the problem of S/Eagles is beyond Coach.

In other words, they are owing him.

He said: “The Sports Ministry who employed him were supposed to pay for their salaries. But up till now, nothing has been paid.

“If we sack the coaches now, who will pay compensation?

“Not a dime has been paid yet to this coach who earns about $70,000 a month.

“We have to respect Jose Peseiro’s contract.

“If we had the money to give to him (pay him off) we are going to relieve him. We are not happy.”

Read the quote statement above from the Board Member of the NFF and tell me if you think anything good will come out from this corrupt administration.


The Sports sector which is the only thing that gives the common man a little bragging rights is coming out to tell us how corrupt they're and how we can do nothing about it.

Employing someone and not paying him as at when due, do you expect him to perform signs and wonders with the eagles?

You and I know the gluttons eating the salary.... Amaju Pinnick is gone, Oya, blame me.

Imagine the bullshit they are telling us

This man contract expired around May or June and they didn't let him go

Rather

They extended the contract

And now telling stories


Local coaches can do better


His salary

How much is $70,000.00 – the seventy thousand 💵 us dollars is worth

₦57,683,500.00 (NGN) today or 🇳🇬 fifty-seven million six hundred eighty-three thousand five hundred naira as of 10:00AM UTC.

The current exchange rate is 824.0500.

Source: https://usd.currencyrate.today/convert/amount-70000-to-ngn.html

Nigeria as a country is cruise abeg. Oga is better to get problem with FIFA than to miss world cup the question is this one dey u no get money so mean if u sack am na Eguaveon go appoint is better to leave piesero there than appoint eguaveon wey carry Ogba( bad luck) for head.

Make una sack am then owe am

The way forward is to sack Peseiro but that will not solve our problem.
Apart from Corruption and Insecurity, there is hardly any sector of the economy that is flourishing. Our Football sector inclusive.

GanagiBitrus:

Must we hire Oyibo coach? Especially when we can hardly afford his salaries.
Look at Senegal Coach, Aliou Cisse. He has been doing well.
We need to encourage & support one of our ex-internationals for the job.

is your local coaches doing well? Olympic we no go under17 worldcup we no go, caf champions league we no go last worldcup we no qualifier, super league they just played our club enyimba was rated last position. All these teams are coach by local coach, let me remind you back to back nation cup 2015 and 2017 we didn't qualify these local coaches were in charge. If after seeing this you still screaming Local coaches then u need brain check. U are screaming Senegal have u check who is cisse assistant a foreigner have u check who is their physio a foreigner, have u check who is their Goalkeeper trainer a foreigner. If u like call me white man slave na u sabi. If Nigeria league have like 5 foreign coaches in it u will see improvement in the league and go far in caf champions league. Pisto of south Africa won't be a bad idea for Nigeria national team

Football that is the only thing giving me small joy in this Tinubu regime, these wicked people don dabaru am.

Still sack him, it's better we don't hv coach than wasting our money on paseiro

Freshtruth:
is your local coaches doing well? Olympic we no go under17 worldcup we no go, caf champions league we no go last worldcup we no qualifier, super league they just played our club enyimba was rated last position. All these teams are coach by local coach, let me remind you back to back nation cup 2015 and 2017 we didn't qualify these local coaches were in charge. If after seeing this you still screaming Local coaches then u need brain check. U are screaming Senegal have u check who is cisse assistant a foreigner have u check who is their physio a foreigner, have u check who is their Goalkeeper trainer a foreigner. If u like call me white man slave na u sabi. If Nigeria league have like 5 foreign coaches in it u will see improvement in the league and go far in caf champions league. Pisto of south Africa won't be a bad idea for Nigeria national team

You have valid points but the bone of contention here is lack of funds to pay Peseiro. So Encouraging & supporting our ex-internationals for the job won't be a bad idea.

You see this set of Super Eagles players? None of them will ever play in the world cup till they all retire.

As una make sportybet chop me twice against Spineless Lesotho and Zimbabwe with nonsense odds, na so God go take cut una expectations for that world cup.

That means the coach is untouchable.


What a shame

E no consign Peseiro, if he's sacked, NFF will have to pay him off his remainders years of contract signed

There is money to pay him off but you people want to eat that money, shebi persiro they collect half of his salary?

Who they collect the remaining one

When ur head is bad will the legs be okay? Nigerians just like to deceive themselves

Can't you sack him on credit

Classical case of reverse psychology.Why do we need to reinforce failure FFS?

I'm sure the next reason they will give not to sack him will be that he has families to feed. Rubbish and NFF

GanagiBitrus:
Must we hire Oyibo coach? Especially when we can hardly afford his salaries.
Imagine $70k monthly salary (N84million per month). Why must you carry a load that is too heavy for you to bear?

Look at Senegal Coach, Aliou Cisse. He has been doing well.
We need to encourage & support one of our ex-internationals for the job.

Anyway the only way forward is to sack him. But I fear the problem of S/Eagles is beyond Coach.

NFA official for don Split the Money 💰💰💰 Because na so dem go signed 70 k for paper but Negotiate below 70k with the Coach !
Na Nail for dem neck now !

So why did these assholes extended his contract when it expire this year

If you employ local coaches you'll still owe them between 5-10 milion you dey pay monthly!

Everyone who knows football already knew it was a bad idea to hire that man. A complete nobody in football terms. We should have stuck with Eguavoen and at least known that everyone involved in our national team set up is devoted to the cause and not just the money or opportunity.

Amaju Pinnick needs to be put on trial for this.

Are you saying since he started work he has not received salary..no Wonder the nonchalant attitude intose two games.


70k dollar every month..when even our local coach can gladly take 5m a month without hassle..I doubt if they will even pay that 5m a month sef because he is local.

Na so Dem wan dey owe all the coaches

AbuTwins:
If you employ local coaches you'll still owe them between 5-10 milion you dey pay monthly!

As in dey owe coaches

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