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BALOGUN OUTBURST: NFF Blames Covid for Payment Delays

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NFF Blames Covid-19 For Salary DelayPublished 18 hours agoon July 30, 2021
By The Tide
http://www.thetidenewsonline.com/2021/0 ... ary-delay/

The Nigeria Football Federation has blamed the delay in the payment of players and coaches bonuses of the national teams on the coronavirus pandemic.
The pandemic brought sporting activities and other businesses around the world to a halt last year, which affected the federation in terms of sponsorship and funds availability.
Super Eagles defender, Leon Balogun, in a recent interview with newsmen, revealed that players and coaches were owed match bonuses.
“About the bonuses, it’s not even a secret, I’ve read something recently where people in charge contradict themselves saying they’ve been paid then they admit they haven’t been paid,” Balogun said.
“And as I said I’m always quite outspoken, probably I know if some people hear that they might come after me but I don’t care because that’s just how it is,” he added.
In a reply to the player’s outburst, NFF General Secretary, Mohammed Sanusi, said the challenges caused by the pandemic were still being felt by government’s institutions and businesses globally.
“The NFF derives no joy in owing players and coaches their entitlements. The same players and coaches have been well-taken care of and provided the necessary facilities when things were normal. And as we work assiduously towards conquering the present challenges and seeing sunlight again, we expect the players, coaches and administrative staff to show the same level of understanding that they have been showing over the past 18 months,” Sanusi said in a statement by the federation’s media office.
“Of course, we are pragmatists and we realise that these things can be frustrating and some people will boil over and talk about them. It is normal. Last month, during the friendlies in Austria, we were able to pay some of the (Super Falcons) outstanding bonuses and allowances. We are working at a pace presently to clear what is remaining.
“As I speak, we owe the team bonuses and allowances from only the last two matches, and payments for these two games have been sent to the Central Bank some weeks ago. They will receive the monies shortly. We are equally working to pay the coaches what they are being owed as salaries.” Sanusi added.
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Did the NFF officials get paid during same time employees, coaches, and players were owed?
The answer to that is very important, and should be instructive on what the priorities of those
running the federation are.
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But COVID did not affect them settling all state chairmen. These people are not serious.
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“The NFF derives no joy in owing players and coaches their entitlements. The same players and coaches have been well-taken care of and provided the necessary facilities when things were normal. And as we work assiduously towards conquering the present challenges and seeing sunlight again, we expect the players, coaches and administrative staff to show the same level of understanding that they have been showing over the past 18 months,” Sanusi said in a statement by the federation’s media office.


Sanusi thinks it's a privilege for the players to be well-taken care of. What kind of talk is this to expect unpaid workers to show understanding for lack of pay? Is that even legal? Does the NFF have a charter with the players? Did they get an agreement with the players, staff etc. that their pay will be delayed? It's not the end of the world to have money problems, but be transparent. Chances are they're owing because of a shift in priorities.
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Outburst - A sudden release of strong emotion
Words need to be chosen carefully. It wasn't an outburst, Balogun is known to be outspoken. Using the word Outburst give the connotation Balogun is being emotional and his utterance was unexpected.
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Lolly wrote: Sun Aug 01, 2021 12:21 pm But COVID did not affect them settling all state chairmen. These people are not serious.
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:laugh: Ok, the virus infected the transaction.
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ON THE OTHER HAND...


...lots of employees go unpaid for months and retirees don't get benefits they worked for all their lives. There should be an outcry over this without letting the NFF off the hook.
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