Re: Local Vs Foreign Coach Debate. Data and Statistics since 1980
Posted: Sun Mar 17, 2024 8:16 pm
This is about a systemic issue in Nigeria where your skin colour automatically determines your bargaining power. If Emenalo showed up, they would rather not hire him than pay him higher than a white man. That is Nigeria in any sector.txj wrote: ↑Sun Mar 17, 2024 8:05 pmaruako1 wrote: ↑Sun Mar 17, 2024 8:02 pmThis would make loads of sense if it was not the norm in EVERY SECTOR in Nigeria to pay white people more than black people. Go to any multinational or even the big local companies. Any Nigerian coach that tries to negotiate a big salary will be ignored and shunned for a journeyman European coach who will be paid even more or a "less troublesome" local coach who will accept less. Not everything is about demand and supply.txj wrote: ↑Sun Mar 17, 2024 2:29 pmaruako1 wrote: ↑Sun Mar 17, 2024 1:41 pmI didn't miss it. Belgium has no history of offering higher payments to foreigners - Nigeria has. Roberto Martinez was paid €1.2 a year when he took over. They had to pay that amount to Martinez as they could not attract Belgian coaches like Leekens (who left in 2012 for Brugge for about €1 million) or Eric Gerets. They did not pay Martinez more because he was a foreigner. In Nigeria you get paid more simply because you are white.Lolly wrote: ↑Sun Mar 17, 2024 1:26 pmIn case you missed it, we are discussing national team coaches.
Now, answer my question.
Belgium did not pay Martinez more because that's what they NEGOTIATED with him.
Nigeria does not pay FCs more because they are white. They pay more b/c that's what they NEGOTIATED.
A contract is the outcome of a negotiation between two parties.
If a Nigerian coach is confident/willing, I expect them to ask to be paid as much as Diego Simeone. What they end up being paid will be the outcome of a negotiated agreement.
If that outcome is $5m pa, great!
However, what some of you are asking is for the NFF to pay a Nigerian coach a predetermined high amount, just to match what another (FC) coach is paid.
That's not how contracts are negotiated in practice...Every party in a contract negotiation sets out to maximize value.
Nobody, no employer will offer anyone more than they are ready to accept.
If Amunike believes himself worth $5m pa, I encourage him to go for it.
But its laughable to expect the NFF to simply pay him that amount because some other coach negotiated that amount for himself.
I am the international (EMEA and APAC) lead for my role at the American technology company where I work but if I decided to come back to Nigeria most multinationals would rather not hire me than pay me as much, or more, than their less experienced white expats. It happened to a colleague (a Nigerian born US citizen) who was hired from the US to run a big African account - once he moved they started slashing his benefits (no similar slash for the white expats).