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Nigeria: NFA Wants Glo to Break Bank for Amodu

Lagos — The Nigeria Football Association (NFA) literally wants Globacom to break the bank in an effort to make the newly appointed Super Eagles coaches as satisfied as possible.

At the meeting the Glass House held with officials of the nation's second national carrier Monday in Lagos, the FA submitted a request for money to pay Shaibu Amodu's N2 million monthly wages; while his three assistants are to receive half of that respectively.

The football house also wants the telecoms firm to provide two three-bedroom houses and two cars for the technical crew, announced last Thursday to replace Berti Vogts, who along with his Nigerian assistants Austin Eguavoen and Ike Shorumnu, were asked to go after the Eagles' disappointing Ghana 2008 showing.

Although Globacom officials declined to comment on the issue, insisting it was strictly a matter between them and the football house, sources told THISDAYSports that the company would most likely endorse the request as a way of keeping its relationship with the Glass House going.

The telecoms giant is in the process of negotiating a fresh four-year sponsorship contract with the FA which will take it beyond the World Cup finals in South Africa. The current deal expires next year.

Sources at Monday's meeting said Globacom's Chief Operating Officer Jameel Mohammed was very receptive towards the requests although he did not officially commit the company.

THISDAYSports learnt that one of the houses would be given to Amodu while the remaining one would be jointly occupied by the other handlers. The cars will also be shared along the same line with Amodu getting one.

Both parties are scheduled to meet again on Monday to further thrash out grey areas.


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