NFF explains why Bruno Labbadia's deal collapsed

The Nigeria Football Federation ( NFF) has put an end to the questions that have been on the minds of Nigerians following Bruno Labbadia's decision to reject the role as Super Eagles head coach.

The President of the NFF, Musa Gusau has blamed the decision on tax details involved in the German's contract. According to him, Bruno Labbadia was not ready for the taxes that were involved in his payment structure hence why the deal between both parties had to come to an end.

The statement is as follows,

"The NFF and Mr Labbadia reached an agreement in principle before we made the announcement that he would become the head coach of the Super Eagles. The tax details were never part of our discussions, and he had personally agreed to all terms before the tax issue came up.We were doing our best to be flexible in the discussions but he was adamant that the NFF had to pay the full tax amount as well. We simply cannot do that."

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NFF technical director Augustine Eguavoen will now take charge for the upcoming 2025 Nations Cup qualifiers which begin with a home fixture against Benin on 7 September before a trip to Rwanda on 10 September after the situation with Bruno Labbadia.

This is the fourth time that Eguavoen will lead the Super Eagles from the dugout, the last time he was in charge of the team was Nigeria's loss to Ghana at the qualifying game for the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup.

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