The head coach of the senior national team of Nigeria Jose Peseiro has been given a two days ultimatum by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to accept a pay cut or forfeit his position as coach of the team, OwnGoalNigeria.com understands.
Confirming the ultimatum, the chairman of the recently inaugurated technical committee of the NFF Alhaji Sharif Rabiu Inuwa said the coach has been told to accept a reduction on his $78,000a month pay in the next 48 hours, else he will be replaced.
“The Technical Committee has given him Peseiro two days to respond to our proposed pay cut or we disengage him finally. We will allow him to continue if he accepts a reduction in his 70,000 USD monthly salary and other conditions of service”, he explained.
“If he turns down our proposal, we will consider appointing a coach to oversee the dead rubber game against Sao Tome and Principe in Uyo, then we start to search for a new substantive coach that the NFF can afford to pay his salary.”
Among the options being considered as his replacement are the trio of Austine Eguavoen, the head of the NFF technical department and Peseiro’s Nigerian assistants in Finidi George and Salisu Yusuf.
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