14th September, 2015
Taiwo Adelu
For the first time since Coach Sunday Oliseh took over the job of Nigeria’s Super Eagles, the football governing body in the country has come out to reveal how the salary of the coach will be paid.
President of Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, Amaju Pinnick, made the revelation concerning Oliseh’s salary on a Lagos television on Monday that the football body has concluded plans with Zenith Bank to pick the coach’s pay for a year.
He noted that a deal with the bank is in the pipeline.
According to Pinnick, the NFF is introducing a sustainable youth programme which will be sponsored by Zenith, while part of the deal is to see the bank paying Oliseh’s salary for a year.
With a monthly salary of N5 million, it is expected that Zenith Bank will cough out the sum of N60 million for Oliseh’s salary as disclosed by the NFF president.
“A newly designed world class Nike kit will be arriving sometime in February and under this sponsorship state FA chairmen will visit Derby County FA for exchange of ideas.
“Part of the deal will see Zenith Bank sponsor our youth programme and pay the salary of Coach Oliseh for one year.
“We’ve been on the plan for a sustainable youth programme for over nine months and we hope it will out-live us. It’s a deal we’ll have for four years. Every year we’ll have talents churned out. We are unveiling a sponsor for our youth development programme that will see us produce future Super Eagles,” Pinnick revealed.