The Minister of Sports, Bolaji
Abdullahi, confirmed he had received approval from President Goodluck Jonathan
to pick up the tab for Keshi and his assistants, who are owed a total of about
78 million Naira ($485,000, 357,000 Euros),
while Keshi’s share amounts to 36
million Naira, approximately.
“The Presidency has made
arrangements to pay the salary arrears of the coach of the Super Eagles,
Stephen Keshi,” Abdullahi told reporters.
“We (the Ministry of Sports) don’t
have the responsibility of paying the coaches. The (Nigerian Football) Federation has
that responsibility.
“But the government cannot say ‘let
the federation handle it on their own’ anymore. Since it was not in our budget,
I had to appeal to the Presidency and everything should be cleared soon,” the
Minister concluded.
Keshi, who earns about five million
naira a month but has not been paid for at least half a year, took Nigeria to
glory in the Africa Cup of Nations and helped the team qualify for the World
Cup finals in Brazil. It has been a week a good news for the coach,
as the NFF confirmed Keshi would take the Super Eagles to 2014 World Cup.
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