NFF offers Keshi N7m monthly pay

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has offered Coach Stephen Keshi an improved contract that will pay him N7million per month (over $44,000), a top official who pleaded for anonymity has revealed.

Keshi, after the World Cup in Brazil demanded that he be paid N10m, which is about twice the amount he was paid before the Mundial.

National Mirror further gathered that Keshi, who was not considered for the vacant post of South Africa Bafana Bafana coaching job, is expected to finalise his new deal with the NFF next week.

The official who said he had been part of the contract talks revealed that Keshi has said he wishes to continue as the Super Eagles coach.

“We have had meetings with Keshi and the good news is that he is willing to continue as coach of the Super Eagles. He is only concerned that most of the fringe benefits in his contract were not provided and demands better treatment from the Federation.

“I think the first step was a success and we will build on it because the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers are not far away,” he said. Yesterday, the NFF Executive Committee approved that Acting President, Mike Umeh, should convene a meeting of the Emergency Committee to finalise and approve Keshi’s new contract.