NFF owes Rohr 3 Months..

[Purity]

desperate effort to source money to pay the Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr his salary arrears.

The development came barely a day after Cameroon’s Belgian coach Hugo Broos threatened to quit his role at the Indomitable Lions over management and funding problems in the team, who won the Africa Cup of Nations for the fifth-time in Gabon on February 5.



Cameroon, who are the hosts of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, face Nigeria in a Russia 2018 World Cup qualifying double-header on August 28 and September 2.

The PUNCH exclusively reported in January that the NFF was in dire financial straits — and was battling to secure a regular source of income for Rohr’s $4,700- a-month salary from the beginning of this year.

It was learnt on Thursday that the German manager’s employers had yet to pay him his January and February salaries.

But SCORENigeria claimed on Thursday that Rohr was being owed three months’ salary by the NFF.

“Rohr has not been paid for three months now. The NFF say they are broke,” the outlet quoted an unnamed source as saying.

To avoid the embarrassment of failing to pay Rohr, it was learnt that the NFF was discussing with three companies to take over the payment of the former Burkina Faso coach’s salary.

The NFF is also said to be worried about how to pay the bonuses and allowances of the players during the Africa Cup of Nations and World Cup qualifiers.

But the NFF allegedly suspended contract talks with the firms due to the internal wrangling over the federation president Amaju Pinnick’s nomination for the CAF executive committee election and his involvement in electioneering.

Pinnick dethroned his fierce opponent Moucharafou Anjorin of Benin Republic in the March 16 CAF election in Addis Ababa to become the third Nigerian to become a member of the continental body’s executive after Oyo Orok Oyo and Amos Adamu.

Our correspondent learnt that the NFF had revived talks with a number of companies, including the three they had earlier approached for help, to raise money for Rohr’s salary.

Although the coach is said to be unhappy with the development, the prospect of helping Nigeria qualify for the World Cup and dishing out instructions from the dugout to the three-time African champions in Russia delights the 63-year-old former Niger coach.

However, spokesman for the NFF Ademola Olajire said he was not aware if Rohr is being owed by the federation.

“I am not aware if the NFF is owing the Eagles coach,” Olajire told The PUNCH on the telephone on Thursday.

“ If the coach is owed, I believe he would have come out to say that he is being owed. We should rather focus on the positives of the team rather than distract them with negativities such as this.

“The coach is building a young team of success-hungry players, that should be the focus of every Nigerian and not unsubstantiated rumours like whether the coach is being owed or not.”

http://punchng.com/crisis-looms-for-eag ... -pay-rohr/

[Coach]

Assuming Nigerian sport receives government funding, where has that allocated to the Football federation gone? If true to its claim(unlikely), Rohr must take a portion of blame here, a culture continues for as long as t'is acceptable to the people. Who in their right mind, works for 1 month sans pay, let alone three? The first arrears should've triggered legal action, employment tribunals and resignation. Nigeria will never learn if people refuse to teach it the bitter lessons it so desperately deserves.

[Purity]

The last time i checked. The nff had deal with Capital oil to pay Rohr's salary.. Andy Uba is in Efcc custody .

[oloye]

Is this news ...mscheeewwwww.. Real news is to hear that his salaries are being paid!

[kajifu]

Is this news ...mscheeewwwww.. Real news is to hear that his salaries are being paid!

Sad but with you.Our people every where in Africa are like this

[Mr Shows]

About time we outsourced the running of the NFF to professionals and had a mass clear out. Any serious organisation has a budget with plans on how it will fund activities..To be struggling to pay match bonuses is just a damn shame and here we our courting overseas players to switch allegiance.

[Odas]

The issue of nonpayment of salaries in our country is widespread as I saw when I visited home this February/March. Anywhere I turned to, salaries are not being paid to workers. In some cases, employers would terminate employees instead of paying and would call-in Police Officers to arrest anyone who dares to ask for payment of salaries owed to him/her

[walesvilla]

The issue of nonpayment of salaries in our country is widespread as I saw when I visited home this February/March. Anywhere I turned to, salaries are not being paid to workers. In some cases, employers would terminate employees instead of paying and would call-in Police Officers to arrest anyone who dares to ask for payment of salaries owed to him/her

really unfair for business that do that. obviously such businesses closes down in due course.

[EMIR KONGI JAFFI JOFFA]

The issue of nonpayment of salaries in our country is widespread as I saw when I visited home this February/March. Anywhere I turned to, salaries are not being paid to workers. In some cases, employers would terminate employees instead of paying and would call-in Police Officers to arrest anyone who dares to ask for payment of salaries owed to him/her

really unfair for business that do that. obviously such businesses closes down in due course.

Not n Nigeria bro! Owing salary is normal to n Nigeria. As of March this yr the FGN owed 3 months salary to the federal workforce except for police and military,they're the only ones paid on time in Nigeria. It sounds funny but the fact that ROHR is owed 3mths is really not a big deal. The NFF staff is probably owed more.

[platinum]

The last time i checked. The nff had deal with Capital oil to pay Rohr's salary.. Andy Uba is in Efcc custody .

[EMIR KONGI JAFFI JOFFA]

The last time i checked. The nff had deal with Capital oil to pay Rohr's salary.. Andy Uba is in Efcc custody .

O Pari!

[joao]

With all the money being thrown around on useless personal jamborees by NFF officials?
Who wants to bail out these NFF clueless officials who pay themselves but not those doing the real work?
Meanwhile 'Egg head' is having a picnic in London.

[bushboy]

$4,700 a month? No, that can't be right.

[Polly]

Assuming Nigerian sport receives government funding, where has that allocated to the Football federation gone? If true to its claim(unlikely), Rohr must take a portion of blame here, a culture continues for as long as t'is acceptable to the people. Who in their right mind, works for 1 month sans pay, let alone three? The first arrears should've triggered legal action, employment tribunals and resignation. Nigeria will never learn if people refuse to teach it the bitter lessons it so desperately deserves.

Coach, the way it works is that your employer, dressed in expansive smiles, announces grand intentions at the beginning. The conscientious employee, deep in the trenches, grits his teeth upon noticing his account not refreshed at the end of the month. By which time, of course, it is now Month 2 or 3.

And then, confronted with the fact by a now distracted, disappointed and angry employee, the scoundrel smiles even bigger (the halitosis now an accompanying bother), and says: "Really? We never pay you? Abeg let me check with the bank!"

By the time you see him again, it is at least Month 4, and you are hearing how hard he has been working to borrow money for you or to find someone to "take over the payments". Nigeria, learn? You are kidding!

[mcal]

...I laf
The man no care, don't pay him, NFA go hear from the football court and body in Europe. This no be naija coach.

[wanaj0]

He should resign if he is unhappy that his salary is not paid as at when due! Nonsense.

[General Trousers]

Eeee don start.

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[felarey]

Is this news ...mscheeewwwww.. Real news is to hear that his salaries are being paid!

I'll be shocked to hear he's been paid till December. They may have signed a frivolous payment arrangement with Andy Uba's company who's now in EFCC wahala.

[metalalloy]

$4,700 a month? No, that can't be right.

That raised eyebrows too. It cant be that low. They are missing a zero

[folem]

https://sports.naij.com/937991-revealed ... liseh.html

Rohr on $47,000 monthly.

[okidoki]

Meanwhile your Naija embassy staff are owed upwards of 5-6 months.

[Odas]

$4,700 a month? No, that can't be right.

No! I don't believe $4,700 a month as salary for Rohr is correct either.

[icee]

more like $47,000 / mo