NFF warns coaches against media outbursts

THE Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) will not take kindly to coaches in its employ granting uncensored interviews to the media.The declaration comes on the heels of comments credited to assistant coaches of the Nigeria Under17 team, the Golden Eaglets, Emeka Amadi and Emmanuel Amuneke in a national daily.Both men reportedly rejected the N350,000 (about $2,200) monthly salary from the NFF and the federation has now stated that the coaches granting indiscriminate interviews to the media.'They were never expected to speak to the media. If they had any issue, they should have spoken to the federation and not the media,' chairman of the NFF technical committee, Chris Green told SuperSport.com.The NFF chief also stated that the dissatisfaction of the coaches over the wages would not compel the federation to make any change in that regard.'It (the wages of coaches) is not something that we negotiate. Salaries of coaches are fixed and the coaches have the option to either accept or refuse it,' he said.Amuneke, a former African Footballer of the Year, racked up 27 caps for the Nigerian national team scoring nine goals while Emeka Amadi was part of the Nigeria Under20 team at the 1989 World Youth Championships in Saudi Arabia.
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