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oloriooko:
Super Eagles goalkeeper, Stanley Nwabali, just did what many Africans and Europeans would never do — and it even prompted a U.S. man to swear he would carry all Nigerians free of charge.

While on vacation in the U.S., he met a taxi driver who had once picked him up from the airport, now homeless and now living in the street after losing everything to a robbery and eventually lead to eviction.

Touched by his story, Stanley asked him to wait, then went to a dealership, bought him a brand-new taxi, and also got him an apartment.

The man was overwhelmed by the unexpected kindness and, in his excitement, vowed to carry all Nigerians free of charge, but Stanley humbly told him not to.

A good gesture from Nwabali.. More open doors for you goalie....

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This story dey all over TT and e be like fake news to me

elyte89:
Ur audience Dey Facebook 😎

Sounds like all those made up Facebook stories.

Meliforme:
Osimhen emphasized teamwork, the same with Diego Simeone.

Una propaganda too much,just to justify Osimhen actions which he already apologized,him añd Lookman have moved on...Diego simple comment didn't criticize Lookman but talking about a player that will understand Atletico style of play more with times but you're trying to center it on what happened against Mozambique...una too dey disrespect Lookman despite his stats said otherwise during Afcon

oloriooko:
Super Eagles goalkeeper, Stanley Nwabali, just did what many Africans and Europeans would never do — and it even prompted a U.S. man to swear he would carry all Nigerians free of charge.

While on vacation in the U.S., he met a taxi driver who had once picked him up from the airport, now homeless and now living in the street after losing everything to a robbery and eventually lead to eviction.

Touched by his story, Stanley asked him to wait, then went to a dealership, bought him a brand-new taxi, and also got him an apartment.

The man was overwhelmed by the unexpected kindness and, in his excitement, vowed to carry all Nigerians free of charge, but Stanley humbly told him not to.

A good gesture from Nwabali.. More open doors for you goalie....

Follow page Nigeria Cycle for updates

#Nigeriacycle #SuperEagles #football

Stanley Nwabali wey dey use eagles camp allowances and match bonuses hold body,no be all eagles players get money to throw around o...I had this discussion with late Thompson Oliha. And he said Kay baba if not for eagles money I will not achieve anything financially,Samson Siasia shared the same thing with me cuz he was joking with Patrick Paschal that he is richer than him and said not possible...he said Paschal Turkish contract alone was more than what he earned in his entire career in Europe.. Nwabali need Saudi or Turkey clubs to make it big financially

Kog45:
Una propaganda too much,just to justify Osimhen actions which he already apologized,him añd Lookman have moved on...Diego simple comment didn't criticize Lookman but talking about a player that will understand Atletico style of play more with times but you're trying to centered it on what happened against Mozambique...una too dey disrespect Lookman despite his stats said otherwise during Afcon

this is the part that irritates me, AFOTY winner.
2x Afcon Team of the tournament.
Europa winner with hat trick in the finals.
Currently in the biggest club by any SE player.

Kog45:
Stanley Nwabali wey dey use eagles camp allowances and match bonuses hold body,no be all eagles players get money to throw around o...I had this discussion with late Thompson Oliha. And he said Kay baba if not for eagles money I will not achieve anything financially,Samson Siasia shared the same thing with me cuz he was joking with Patrick Paschal that he is richer than him and said not possible...he said Paschal Turkish contract alone was more than what he earned in his entire career in Europe.. Nwabali need Saudi or Turkey clubs to make it big financially

If this is true then why do most ex players blame Nigeria or the country as a whole for their financial woes both during their playing and post playing career? cos with what you’re saying most made a fortune by playing for the national team.

There was this discussion posted online among some ex players from the the Rohr set, players like ighalo and others I can’t remember where one of them admitted it was from the bonus from an Afcon event he bought land and built his house!

zicky:
this is the part that irritates me, AFOTY winner.
2x Afcon Team of the tournament.
Europa winner with hat trick in the finals.
Currently in the biggest club by any SE player.

I hate it when man go dey hide to throw shade instead of coming out straight that I don't rate this player.

Some comments that came out after that misunderstanding between Osimhen and Lookman are dam too disgusting.... reason why always responding on such comments cuz I know why...

I will always picking Osimhen over Lookman or any eagles players but disrespecting one to justify infamous action of other,NO NO for me.....

Osimhen yelled at his mate,shoved his captain aside, Mozambique players were like what,strolling on the field,asked to be subbed out,left his team mates behind and went straight to the dressing room but to some that actions can be justified cuz it's Osimhen,would they have done the same if it wasn't Osimhen?NO...reason why I thumb up Chriskels for saying Osimhen was wrong but to some oh Lookman was selfish,he was destroying eagles transition play,sabotaging team play but the same Lookman was named playmaker of the tournament.

Imagine using Diego comment to justify Osimhen action

Goke7:
If this is true then why do most ex players blame Nigeria or the country as a whole for their financial woes both during their playing and post playing career? cos with what you’re saying most made a fortune by playing for the national team.

There was this discussion posted online among some ex players from the the Rohr set, players like ighalo and others I can’t remember where one of them admitted it was from the bonus from an Afcon event he bought land and built his house!

Let me made it clearer....I have a friend who is a real buddy of Jay Jay Okocha,Jay Jay do come to town(Ilorin)with flight we picked him up and do discuss a lot especially on finances of retired players especially Europe based ones.....the big question how do they failed financially.He said some contracts are so good on paper but in reality poor....He said he made nothing much but Turkey moved gave him financial stability.

The educated ex players even in NPFL are doing better than uneducated ones...Check out Segun Odegbami and Adokiye.....my very good friend Seyi Olofinjana is doing pretty well than well know ex eagles players,look at Mike Emenalo

Taiwo Awoniyi is paying monthly stipend to some retired players in Ilorin even buying transport buses for some to make a lving

Kog45:
Let me made it clearer....I have a friend who is a real buddy of Jay Jay Okocha,Jay Jay do come to town(Ilorin)with flight we picked him up and do discuss a lot especially on finances of retired players especially Europe based ones.....the big question how do they failed financially.He said some contracts are so good on paper but in reality poor....He said he made nothing much but Turkey moved gave him financial stability.

The educated ex players even in NPFL are doing better than uneducated ones...Check out Segun Odegbami and Adokiye.....my very good friend Seyi Olofinjana is doing pretty well than well know ex eagles players,look at Mike Emenalo

Taiwo Awoniyi is paying monthly stipend to some retired players in Ilorin even buying transport buses for some to make a lving

Osihmen made the best of decisions then and people continue to bash him for playing in the same Turkey. This is why I don’t blame players for decisions joining certain clubs or remaining in some clubs or countries, retirement is a big deal and you need to take care of yourself. I remember then the way Mikel was being bashed then for remaining in Chelsea and even chopping bench at a particular time. Dude was only bidding his time to remain in uk to get his British passport and we can now see how that choice had paid off in his retirement, same reason I think Frank the tank is remaining in the uk too even heard he just had a baby. Decisions and choices matter in the long run no matter how unpopular they may seem at the moment cos at the end of the day na you go face your life alone. Imagine those ex players in ilorin you talked about don’t have awoniyi taking care of them but hope awoniyi would have someone too just in case in his retirement life.

The national team truly is helping our players a lot despite all the bonus wahala by nff!

semid4lyfe:
Oga, it has everything to do with it. It's an indication and realistic assessment of his level because coaches have pay grades too.
Moreover, bigger football nation/pedigree does not equal better pay. For example, Nigeria is a bigger football brand than Angola but check the numbers.

Angola is probably the #2 or #3 top oil producing country in Africa behind Nigeria but has a higher GDP per capita due to its smaller population. This translates to better income per head, and more budgetary provisions for sports and football so it offers better salaries to foreign managers. Thats the reason they can comfortably offer Eric Chelle $100k to take him away from Nigeria.

Now. make I enter Eric Chelle matter.

The NFF gave him two targets when they appointed him as coach.

1. Qualify for the 2026 World Cup.
2. Reach the AFCON 2026 Final.

Did he meet those KPIs. If the answer is NO, then he has no leverage or leg to stand on to be demanding an upgraded contract of $130k with additional perks from the NFF.

Granted, Eric Chelle had the Super Eagles play the most beautiful and dominant football we've seen in the last 10 years (against Algeria) but beautiful football ≠ trophy. Also under Chelle, the Super Eagles had the most listless performance (WCQ playoff against DR Congo) we've seen in years.

But the bottomline is, he has not achieved anything and is not negotiating from a position of strength.

How many countries were queuing to appoint him as coach apart from Nigeria before NFF appointed him? Let's not even forget that he was third choice behind Bruno Labbadia, Tom Saintfient and it was when those two became unavailable that the NFF opted for him.

Look. there are two types of coaches; those who have been sacked and those who will be sacked. No coach is indispensable, certainly not Eric Chelle.

He has not won a major trophy. He is not a top-rated elite coach in Europe. He has not built a long-term tactical system. ......and nothing buttresses this more than the contractual terms he was offered by Olympique Marseille. 4 months contract. Win the FA cup and finish 3rd in league to obtain a 1 year permanent contract. Those are not the terms a club offers a coach they rate. There are even rumours that the Olympique Marseille link was planted and amplified to use as leverage and armtwist the NFF to renegotiate his contract.

Eric Chelle is a good coach and I rate him highly. He also fits the kind of coaching profile I want for the Super Eagles. Attack-minded, low-budget, "tactically dynamic", fast learning curve, ruthless decision making and continuous scouting for players.

Nigeria has a deep coaching market appeal. Little known European coaches that are eager to make a name for themselves and build their CVs/profile, assistant coaches in top European clubs, Nigerian/African diasporans, Accomplished coaches from other african countries etc will queue for the job. The platform of the Nigeria national football team is bigger than any single coach.

$50k is definitely not top-tier remuneration for foreign coaches in Africa but it's also not bottom-tier too.

Eric Chelle should calm down. He shouldn't rock the boat unnecessarily. The next two AFCONs are just round the corner. He needs to build coaching stability. He needs to qualify convincingly for AFCON. He needs to deliver results consistently overtime. He needs to win silverware (AFCON) and the Super Eagles is his best chance to do this. When he has achieved these, he can then renegotiate for an upgraded contract from a position of strength.

This might sound crazy, I don't think it matters that much whether he met those targets. We saw how the boys played in the last AFCON. Even in the playoffs before we faced Congo. There's a clear improvement which everyone has taken notice of. I wasn't even expecting him to meet any of those targets to be honest. But his performance with the team has convinced me enough to hear what he has to say. I'm not saying the NFF has to bend over backwards and break their backs to please Chelle, but they can at least meet him halfway. I read his demands and for the most part, it sounds like someone who really wants to make a statement with the Nigerian national football team from the senior team down to even the U17. Just my thoughts sha.

oloriooko:
Super Eagles goalkeeper, Stanley Nwabali, just did what many Africans and Europeans would never do — and it even prompted a U.S. man to swear he would carry all Nigerians free of charge.

While on vacation in the U.S., he met a taxi driver who had once picked him up from the airport, now homeless and now living in the street after losing everything to a robbery and eventually lead to eviction.

Touched by his story, Stanley asked him to wait, then went to a dealership, bought him a brand-new taxi, and also got him an apartment.

The man was overwhelmed by the unexpected kindness and, in his excitement, vowed to carry all Nigerians free of charge, but Stanley humbly told him not to.

A good gesture from Nwabali.. More open doors for you goalie....

Follow page Nigeria Cycle for updates

#Nigeriacycle #SuperEagles #football

how much be Nwabali wages when he was with chippa united?

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FiveFootNinja:
This might sound crazy, I don't think it matters that much whether he met those targets. We saw how the boys played in the last AFCON. Even in the playoffs before we faced Congo. There's a clear improvement which everyone has taken notice of. I wasn't even expecting him to meet any of those targets to be honest. But his performance with the team has convinced me enough to hear what he has to say. I'm not saying the NFF has to bend over backwards and break their backs to please Chelle, but they can at least meet him halfway. I read his demands and for the most part, it sounds like someone who really wants to make a statement with the Nigerian national football team from the senior team down to even the U17. Just my thoughts sha.

Fantastic post.

I think some of Eric Chelle's demands were unnecessary and irrelevant.

Pls do a deep dive into the 19 points demand and analyze them one-by-one.

TheLoneCitizen:
Actually white men suffer more
But suffer is the wrong word.
White men are afflicted more.

The difference is that they don't take the affliction as insult.

Blacks can say white boy or whitie
Whites can't even say black boy

Do you remember that story of a Romanian referee who isn't even whiter than the average Indian refers to Webo as "the black one" and the whole world went into a meltdown?
That is the inferiority complex I speak of. Being sensitive of your skin colour, because there's no better description for Webo in a crowd than "the black guy".

An immigrant steps into a bus and the whole atmosphere shifts. Nobody wants you to sit beside them just because of your skin colour. That's real racism not this nonsense Vinicius is doing.

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Goke7:
If this is true then why do most ex players blame Nigeria or the country as a whole for their financial woes both during their playing and post playing career? cos with what you’re saying most made a fortune by playing for the national team.

There was this discussion posted online among some ex players from the the Rohr set, players like ighalo and others I can’t remember where one of them admitted it was from the bonus from an Afcon event he bought land and built his house!

It was Ezenwa, I think.

I've never taken any of those ex-players who say such things seriously. We are supposed to pay you and plan your financial future? C'mon na

daveP:
Argentina isnot ready to change the foundational character of thei players on this racism issue. Smh. Always them.

I will be very shocked and electricoted if they later did,

A country where they view black as disease so much, that they had to execute all blacks

[quote author=TheLoneCitizen post=138567987][/quote]munoz is a friend of rudiger from when he was still in madrid.

semid4lyfe:
Fantastic post.

I think some of Eric Chelle's demands were unnecessary and irrelevant.

Pls do a deep dive into the 19 points demand and analyze them one-by-one.

Haba Oga Semi, this one na homework/assignment abi class project wey you carry give me na.

But no wam. Onto say you be our oga patapata for here, I will bite. Plus I have enough time today so why not. I don attach the picture below.

Points 1 & 2: Private SUV with chauffeur/security and a secured house with 24-hour power supply. At first glance, it might sound like Chelle dey overdo. But if you think about it guy, Nigeria is Nigeria. Things dey happen for here, LOL.
I'm not saying it's very likely that he'll experience security challenges, but if you want a coach to be comfortable (especially a foreign coach), I don't think these are unreasonable demands to meet.

Point 3: Furnished office with a projector for analysis. This one na basic working tool. In fact, any serious football federation should already have this without it needing to be in a contract. No issue here.

Point 4: Internet provision. Again, completely standard. Moving on.

Point 5: Flight tickets for wife and two children, business class for Eric and wife, economy for kids. Most multinational employers actually offer this. Can it be negotiated? Of course. But it doesn't sound excessive in the first place.

Point 6: GPS provision. Oya make I confess, when I first see this one, I burst laugh.
Wetin he wan use GPS do wey Google Maps no go fit do? If NFF have diplomatic agents, they can make him realize how unnecessary this request is. This is the only request that I consider questionable so far.

Point 7: Proper equipment supply according to the coach's demand. Again, absolutely valid. How can you train without proper equipment?

Point 8: Right to choose opponents for international friendlies. This one I partially agree with. Normally, a coach should have significant input on who we face in friendlies since it affects preparation. But framing it as an absolute right of choice might be going a bit too far. There are commercial and diplomatic considerations to be had there. NFF should meet him halfway.

Points 9 & 10: Camping programs and youth development initiatives. Music to my ears abegi. This shows he's thinking about our footballing prowess in the long-term

Point 11: Provision to travel, watch, and monitor players abroad. Again, this is standard for any national team coach.

Point 12: Travel to watch the local league and identify players for senior, U23, U20, and U17 teams. Again, what's the problem here? This one should be a given.

Point 13: No interference in team selection and player call-ups. GBAM!! In fact, one crate of Fearless to Eric Chelle for this. The NFF's history of interfering in selection is well documented. It will protect the technical process.

Point 14: NFF to issue working contracts for his staff. Fair and professional. His staff need job security too. We don't want to start hearing stories similar to Randy Waldrum's where he had to go to the 2023 World Cup without his technical assistant. I think he made mention of that in one interview with one African sports journalist like that.

Point 15: Salary paid on or before the 30th of every month. The fact that this needs to be written down tells you everything about the NFF's payment history.

Point 16 & 17: Bonuses, allowances, and including his PA in the structure. Standard contract stuff. I've seen people on Twitter arguing why they need to pay his PA sha. But besides that everything else is standard.

Point 18: $130,000 monthly salary covering himself and technical staff. Okay.. so this is where genuine debate lies because that money no be beans, even though it's not really outlandish by global standards for a national team coach. I feel if NFF are really serious about him, they can meet his demands or at least negotiate to an amount that will satisfy them both.
The bundling of technical staff costs is actually clever sha cos it shows he's packaging everything transparently rather than hiding costs.

Point 19: Monthly meetings with all national team coaches. GBAM AGAIN!!! Fantastic idea if you ask me. Coordination between the senior team and youth teams has always been disjointed.

So boss, the only points questionable or not too solid here are 6, 8 and maybe 18. 6 because which one be GPS again? 8 for reasons already explained above, 18 just because of the cost and how poor we know the NFF is when it comes to generating revenue. And even then it's not a solid excuse. These things can be met. At best, there will be negotiations but come on, it's not as bad as people seem to be painting it.

Odunayaw:
It was Ezenwa, I think.

I've never taken any of those ex-players who say such things seriously. We are supposed to pay you and plan your financial future? C'mon na

I now see why most of our ex players now see the ambition to coach our national team as their retirement package cos you see those bonus and allowances na wetin fit fund their lifestyle post retirement! e clear well now!

That’s why they will continue to create the impression that only them coaching the national team, administrating our football or becoming nff chairman can bring success! Phew

FiveFootNinja:
Haba Oga Semi, this one na homework/assignment abi class project wey you carry give me na.

But no wam. Onto say you be our oga patapata for here, I will bite. Plus I have enough time today so why not. I don attach the picture below.

Points 1 & 2: Private SUV with chauffeur/security and a secured house with 24-hour power supply. At first glance, it might sound like Chelle dey overdo. But if you think about it guy, Nigeria is Nigeria. Things dey happen for here, LOL.
I'm not saying it's very likely that he'll experience security challenges, but if you want a coach to be comfortable (especially a foreign coach), I don't think these are unreasonable demands to meet.

Point 3: Furnished office with a projector for analysis. This one na basic working tool. In fact, any serious football federation should already have this without it needing to be in a contract. No issue here.

Point 4: Internet provision. Again, completely standard. Moving on.

Point 5: Flight tickets for wife and two children, business class for Eric and wife, economy for kids. Most multinational employers actually offer this. Can it be negotiated? Of course. But it doesn't sound excessive in the first place.

Point 6: GPS provision. Oya make I confess, when I first see this one, I burst laugh.
Wetin he wan use GPS do wey Google Maps no go fit do? If NFF have diplomatic agents, they can make him realize how unnecessary this request is. This is the only request that I consider questionable so far.

Point 7: Proper equipment supply according to the coach's demand. Again, absolutely valid. How can you train without proper equipment?

Point 8: Right to choose opponents for international friendlies. This one I partially agree with. Normally, a coach should have significant input on who we face in friendlies since it affects preparation. But framing it as an absolute right of choice might be going a bit too far. There are commercial and diplomatic considerations to be had there. NFF should meet him halfway.

Points 9 & 10: Camping programs and youth development initiatives. Music to my ears abegi. This shows he's thinking about our footballing prowess in the long-term

Point 11: Provision to travel, watch, and monitor players abroad. Again, this is standard for any national team coach.

Point 12: Travel to watch the local league and identify players for senior, U23, U20, and U17 teams. Again, what's the problem here? This one should be a given.

Point 13: No interference in team selection and player call-ups. GBAM!! In fact, one crate of Fearless to Eric Chelle for this. The NFF's history of interfering in selection is well documented. It will protect the technical process.

Point 14: NFF to issue working contracts for his staff. Fair and professional. His staff need job security too. We don't want to start hearing stories similar to Randy Waldrum's where he had to go to the 2023 World Cup without his technical assistant. I think he made mention of that in one interview with one African sports journalist like that.

Point 15: Salary paid on or before the 30th of every month. The fact that this needs to be written down tells you everything about the NFF's payment history.

Point 16 & 17: Bonuses, allowances, and including his PA in the structure. Standard contract stuff. I've seen people on Twitter arguing why they need to pay his PA sha. But besides that everything else is standard.

Point 18: $130,000 monthly salary covering himself and technical staff. Okay.. so this is where genuine debate lies because that money no be beans, even though it's not really outlandish by global standards for a national team coach. I feel if NFF are really serious about him, they can meet his demands or at least negotiate to an amount that will satisfy them both.
The bundling of technical staff costs is actually clever sha cos it shows he's packaging everything transparently rather than hiding costs.

Point 19: Monthly meetings with all national team coaches. GBAM AGAIN!!! Fantastic idea if you ask me. Coordination between the senior team and youth teams has always been disjointed.

So boss, the only points questionable or not too solid here are 6, 8 and maybe 18. 6 because which one be GPS again? 8 for reasons already explained above, 18 just because of the cost and how poor we know the NFF is when it comes to generating revenue. And even then it's not a solid excuse. These things can be met. At best, there will be negotiations but come on, it's not as bad as people seem to be painting it.

You better don’t waste your time the nff is being crafty letting you know they can’t pay Chelle so they won’t be extending his contract. This has always been their style and even Chelle knows going by his demands. All these are all departure formalities between nff and Chelle 😂

Your local coaches are happy being paid 30k per month and would gladly let you know whatever Chelle has done they can build on it or even surpass it. We Nigerians too are bloody arrogant and will claim that Chelle did nothing special to warrant his demands as you are already seeing on this thread so case closed abeg!

Amedino99:
munoz is a friend of rudiger from when he was still in madrid.

He's 22. The best Rüdiger is to him is a big brother.
And regardless, this is sh*thousery, which is fine.
But switch the races and it becomes racism

do4luv14:
I will be very shocked and electricoted if they later did,

A country where they view black as disease so much, that they had to execute all blacks

Asin. Who does that evil without 2nd thought if not tyrants and devils. So normalized the young ones see it as some stan culture in football across several leagues. Urghhh!!

Turkish newspaper Hurriyet has reported that Victor Osimhen has yet to receive his salaries for January and February.

This report comes at the time when the Super Eagles striker stayed away from Saturday’s Super Lig match at Konyaspor, which Galatasaray lost 2-0.


The Turkish champions released a statement that Osimhen is recovering from a knee injury.

Osimhen is on a bumper annual salary of between 18 and 21 million euros.

At the height of his transfer saga at Italian club Napoli, he insisted he will not take a pay cut to move.

Turkish clubs are notorious for owing players several months’ pay and other contract breaches.

#copied

daveP:
Asin. Who does that evil without 2nd thought if not tyrants and devils. So normalized the young ones see it as some stan culture in football across several leagues. Urghhh!!

That's how they orientate their young ones,
Heck seeing a black football player in their home league is like trying to empty an ocean with a basket,

That inform the senseless stupid behavior of Messi towards black players,

If anything their middle names should be Arrogant

Goke7:
You better don’t waste your time the nff is being crafty letting you know they can’t pay Chelle so they won’t be extending his contract. This has always been their style and even Chelle knows going by his demands. All these are all departure formalities between nff and Chelle 😂

Your local coaches are happy being paid 30k per month and would gladly let you know whatever Chelle has done they can build on it or even surpass it. We Nigerians too are bloody arrogant and will claim that Chelle did nothing special to warrant his demands as you are already seeing on this thread so case closed abeg!

I be wan follow you drag but I come remember say true true na agents of witchcraft full NFF. To be clear, I'm fully aware that the NFF is more than capable of shooting themselves in the butt (they've been doing it since before I was even born). I was just posting to explain why in a realistic setting, those demands are not excessive.

FiveFootNinja:
How far the World Cup petition na? Lawyers in the house, wetin dey occur?

Omo how e come be na? Na after DRC play their game against Jamaica we go hear from FIFA? Hahahaha. Nawa.

FiveFootNinja:
Haba Oga Semi, this one na homework/assignment abi class project wey you carry give me na.

But no wam. Onto say you be our oga patapata for here, I will bite. Plus I have enough time today so why not. I don attach the picture below.

Points 1 & 2: Private SUV with chauffeur/security and a secured house with 24-hour power supply. At first glance, it might sound like Chelle dey overdo. But if you think about it guy, Nigeria is Nigeria. Things dey happen for here, LOL.
I'm not saying it's very likely that he'll experience security challenges, but if you want a coach to be comfortable (especially a foreign coach), I don't think these are unreasonable demands to meet.

Point 3: Furnished office with a projector for analysis. This one na basic working tool. In fact, any serious football federation should already have this without it needing to be in a contract. No issue here.

Point 4: Internet provision. Again, completely standard. Moving on.

Point 5: Flight tickets for wife and two children, business class for Eric and wife, economy for kids. Most multinational employers actually offer this. Can it be negotiated? Of course. But it doesn't sound excessive in the first place.

Point 6: GPS provision. Oya make I confess, when I first see this one, I burst laugh.
Wetin he wan use GPS do wey Google Maps no go fit do? If NFF have diplomatic agents, they can make him realize how unnecessary this request is. This is the only request that I consider questionable so far.

Point 7: Proper equipment supply according to the coach's demand. Again, absolutely valid. How can you train without proper equipment?

Point 8: Right to choose opponents for international friendlies. This one I partially agree with. Normally, a coach should have significant input on who we face in friendlies since it affects preparation. But framing it as an absolute right of choice might be going a bit too far. There are commercial and diplomatic considerations to be had there. NFF should meet him halfway.

Points 9 & 10: Camping programs and youth development initiatives. Music to my ears abegi. This shows he's thinking about our footballing prowess in the long-term

Point 11: Provision to travel, watch, and monitor players abroad. Again, this is standard for any national team coach.

Point 12: Travel to watch the local league and identify players for senior, U23, U20, and U17 teams. Again, what's the problem here? This one should be a given.

Point 13: No interference in team selection and player call-ups. GBAM!! In fact, one crate of Fearless to Eric Chelle for this. The NFF's history of interfering in selection is well documented. It will protect the technical process.

Point 14: NFF to issue working contracts for his staff. Fair and professional. His staff need job security too. We don't want to start hearing stories similar to Randy Waldrum's where he had to go to the 2023 World Cup without his technical assistant. I think he made mention of that in one interview with one African sports journalist like that.

Point 15: Salary paid on or before the 30th of every month. The fact that this needs to be written down tells you everything about the NFF's payment history.

Point 16 & 17: Bonuses, allowances, and including his PA in the structure. Standard contract stuff. I've seen people on Twitter arguing why they need to pay his PA sha. But besides that everything else is standard.

Point 18: $130,000 monthly salary covering himself and technical staff. Okay.. so this is where genuine debate lies because that money no be beans, even though it's not really outlandish by global standards for a national team coach. I feel if NFF are really serious about him, they can meet his demands or at least negotiate to an amount that will satisfy them both.
The bundling of technical staff costs is actually clever sha cos it shows he's packaging everything transparently rather than hiding costs.

Point 19: Monthly meetings with all national team coaches. GBAM AGAIN!!! Fantastic idea if you ask me. Coordination between the senior team and youth teams has always been disjointed.

So boss, the only points questionable or not too solid here are 6, 8 and maybe 18. 6 because which one be GPS again? 8 for reasons already explained above, 18 just because of the cost and how poor we know the NFF is when it comes to generating revenue. And even then it's not a solid excuse. These things can be met. At best, there will be negotiations but come on, it's not as bad as people seem to be painting it.

Nice input, I was tangoing with someone on Facebook last week about these

On point 6, I think that GPS has to do with players monitoring, something like what Rohr did with our players during worldcuo,
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And on the 18 Salary, it's Fair enough, since he isn't asking for the whole $130k for himself, heck, his staff include,

Conditioning Coach,
Goalkeeper trainer
Tactical and technical Coach,
Fitness coach
His PA

And that's like 5of them with himself making it 6, for $130k it's fair enough

FiveFootNinja:
I be wan follow you drag but I come remember say true true na agents of witchcraft full NFF. To be clear, I'm fully aware that the NFF is more than capable of shooting themselves in the butt (they've been doing it since before I was even born). I was just posting to explain why in a realistic setting, those demands are not excessive.

I don’t even see anything excessive in that demand as almost everything in there looks basic just as you explained but the fact that nff even exposed this to the public shows where they are headed! Tomorrow they will put the blame on Chelle if he doesn’t continue to coach the team just like they did with paseiro! All these is just dress rehearsal

Goke7:
You better don’t waste your time the nff is being crafty letting you know they can’t pay Chelle so they won’t be extending his contract. This has always been their style and even Chelle knows going by his demands. All these are all departure formalities between nff and Chelle 😂

Your local coaches are happy being paid 30k per month and would gladly let you know whatever Chelle has done they can build on it or even surpass it. We Nigerians too are bloody arrogant and will claim that Chelle did nothing special to warrant his demands as you are already seeing on this thread so case closed abeg!

If Chelle's contract isn't renewed, I would strongly advocate for bringing Finidi back to finish what he started.