The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has denied social media reports claiming that the organization owed money to former Nigeria captain and coach, Christian Chukwu, who passed away on Saturday.
Reacting to one statement on social media that claimed NFF was owing the 1980 Africa Cup of Nations-winning team captain the sum of $128,000, NFF General Secretary, Mohammed Sanusi, said: “There is no record in the NFF of any outstanding indebtedness to ‘Chairman’ Christian Chukwu. During the first term of the Board headed by Mr. Amaju Pinnick, a committee was set up to diligently peruse the papers of coaches who were being owed, even from previous NFF administrations.
“That committee was given the clear mandate to verify all debts and ensure that the coaches being owed were paid immediately. I am aware that ‘Chairman’ was in the employ of the NFF between 2002 and 2005, before he was relieved of the post following the 1-1 draw with Angola in a FIFA World Cup qualifying match in Kano in August 2005. There is certainly no record of indebtedness to him in the NFF.”
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Sanusi dared anyone possessing authentic and verifiable proof of the NFF owing money to any coach who has worked with any of the national teams in the last twenty years to present that documentation.
“As a credible organization that is very much alive to its responsibilities, if we are confronted with any genuine document of indebtedness to any coach, we will offset the debt immediately.”
The revered Nigerian football legend, known as ‘Chairman’ due to his commanding presence and authority in defense, passed away at the age of 74, causing grief among family, friends, and the entire country.
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