“NFF MUST PAY ME N157M WITH INTEREST AFTER VIOLATING FIFA 45 DAYS ULTIMATUM” – ROHR

Former Tremendous Eagles coach, Gernot Rohr, solely informed PUNCH Sports activities Additional that the Nigeria Soccer Federation must pay him his excellent wage with curiosity together with the present greenback fee following their delay in making the fee.

The Franco-German was relieved of his job because the Eagles gaffer final December, following a collection of underwhelming performances by the three-time African champions.

Regardless of strikes by the NFF to pay his wage till the tip of his contract, which ought to have expired in December, Rohr, the Eagles’ longest-serving coach took the case to world soccer physique FIFA, demanding an extra £1m for breach of contract “with out simply trigger” however FIFA as an alternative authorised $377,879.46 (N155m as of December 2021 and N157m on the present official greenback to naira fee).

A ruling by the FIFA gamers’ standing chamber in Might ordered the NFF to pay Rohr the cash inside 45 days, after ending his contract abruptly including that the nation’s soccer governing physique could be sanctioned if Rohr was not paid in full inside 45 days.

“If full fee (together with all relevant curiosity) just isn’t made inside 45 days of notification of this determination, the respondent (the NFF) shall be imposed a restriction on receiving a share of improvement funding, up till the due quantities are paid,” stated the FIFA determination.

Nevertheless, 85 days after the ruling by FIFA, the previous Bordeaux supervisor informed PUNCH Sports activities Additional that he was but to get fee from the NFF.

Talking with PUNCH Sports activities Additional, Rohr stated, “Because the FIFA judgment, they (NFF) didn’t pay something.

“FIFA paid me part of the sum they owe me and that’s usually (from) part of the event price range they pay to African federations.

“My lawyer reminded them, FIFA and NFF, that pursuits should be paid. The greenback quantity will develop with time and that is the legislation.”

Requested whether or not he could be taking the NFF to the Court docket of Arbitration for Sports activities, the gaffer added, “No, as a result of usually FIFA provides a assure for fee.”