Former Flying Eagle Coach John Obuh Demands For His N28million Debt from NFF

John Obuh is not going down without a fight,it has emerged that the former Flying Eagles coach has demanded a N28million settlement from the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) for the debts owed to him by the football federation.

Last week Chairman of the NFF technical Committee,Chris Green,revealed that they have accepted the resignation letter of Obuh,and that they are severing ties with him and his assistants,following Nigeria’s poor performance at the FIFA Under 20 World Cup in Turkey.

Obuh tabled his request to be paid such sum of money,during the meeting called by the Sports Minister,Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, and the DG of the National Sports Commission,Gbenga Elegbeleye, to address among other things: the performance of Nigeria at the FIFA Confederations Cup and Under 20 World Cup,and also the salaries of both Stephen Keshi and Obuh.

An official who witnessed what transpired at the meeting told The Punch: “Obuh told Elegbeleye that the NFF members were not there for him at the time he needed them. He said that they changed his assistants without his input. According to him they removed the assistant that would have been of great help in Turkey for me.”

“The peak of his talk was demanding the settlement of his outstanding salaries and allowances which he put the total figure at N28m to the surprise of the NFF team led by Alhaji Aminu Maigari.”