2nd November, 2011
Stephen Keshi was Wednesday appointed new Nigeria coach, but he will initially be on a salary less than predecessor Samson Siasia and his initial contract will be for six months.
According to MTNFootball.com, Siasia earned a monthly pay of N5m, but Keshi will be placed on a reduced salary of N3m, which would be reviewed upwards once his interim appointment is confirmed.
A communique from the executive committee of the NFF stated that Keshi’s appointment was unanimous.
His targets are to qualify Nigeria for the 2013 Nations Cup in South Africa as well as the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, where he is expected to guide his team to at least the quarter-finals.
Like Siasia, Keshi will be allowed to pick his own assistants, according to the NFF.
Keshi himself has insisted he would pick his own staff amid speculations that his Super Eagles teammate Sunday Oliseh will be appointed as his number two man.
‘Big Boss’ will also not be given the full powers that Siasia enjoyed during his 11-month reign as Eagles supremo.
These conditions were forwarded by the technical committee of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) after their meeting Wednesday for the executive committee, which they later ratified wholesale.