The Nigeria football federation has layoff some backroom staffs across the national team.
To reduce the cost of running the national team, President Ibrahim Musa Gusau claim the action will enable them to provide accomodations, and other allowance for the National teams.
We started with Super Eagles by trimming the backroom staff to a manageable number from the over 20 attained in the past during their last friendly in Portugal. This I must confess saved us millions of Naira that should have gone into payment of flight tickets and accommodation, as well as daily allowances and expenditures. Musa Gusau in an exclusive interview with Complete Sports revealed.
These measures will also affect the Super Falcons, Falconets, Flamingos and the Olympic Eagles and other age-grade national teams. Henceforth, only four coaches will be attached to each of the national teams, but perhaps, the Super Eagles and Super Falcons getting some preferential treatment as the occasion demands.
The issue of coaches cut across all national teams including the Super Eagles. We cannot be managing 7-8 coaches in a team. That is an invitation for chaos and it’s money-consuming. To this end, we have told some of the coaches that their services are no longer required while some may be redeployed, ” Gusau stated.
The Female national team of Nigeria, Super Falcons, are preparing for the FIFA women’s world cup, and the various developmental teams will compete later this each.
