'I Deserve My Salary, Keshi Tells NFF'

Super Eagles coach Stephen Keshi on Wednesday described the seven-month salary being owed him by the Nigeria Football Federation as “the lowest point” of his coaching career.

He urged the Nigeria Football Federation to pay him and his colleagues their salary arrears.

According the News Agency of Nigeria, Keshi spoke in reaction to a statement  credited to the NFF that he and his colleagues’  allowances and bonuses are enough to sustain them.

NAN reports that Keshi is being owed about N35m in salary arrears.

Keshi said the NFF had not done him any favour with the national team  job.

“The lowest point of my career is working and not being paid for seven to eight months. I have never had this kind of experience before,” the former Nigeria captain said.

The Tunisia’94 Africa Cup of Nations winner said he was never owed when he coached Mali and Togo.

He said, “In Mali, they will never owe you. Your salary will hit your account before the end of every month. It was the same thing in Togo.

“Owing me up to seven months makes me feel I am not being appreciated. It is like they (my employers) think I am being favoured in what I am doing.

“I don’t like discussing about money issues and if there is any NFF member who said we can work for free, then I will want to speak with him face to face.

“If they say we can work for free and that they are not going to pay, so be it.”