Eguavoen to steer Tremendous Eagles as Bruno Labbadia cope with NFF hits the block

The Nigeria Soccer Federation has been compelled to desert its settlement with German coach Bruno Labbadia to steer the Tremendous Eagles, citing issues arising from strict German tax laws, Soccernet.ng stories.

The deal fell aside after the NFF refused to shoulder the extra tax burden, which might have amounted to between 32% and 40% of Labbadia’s wage.

NFF President Ibrahim Musa Gusau revealed that whereas each events had initially reached an settlement in precept, the sudden tax difficulty grew to become a sticking level.

“We have now been on the tax difficulty for the previous three days, and I instructed him clearly that there was no approach the NFF will comply with offset the concomitant tax share on his wage that can be demanded by German tax authorities,” Gusau mentioned. “We had been doing our greatest to be versatile within the discussions, however he was adamant that the NFF needed to pay the total tax quantity as properly. We merely can not try this.”

With the Labbadia deal now off the desk, the NFF has turned to its Technical Director, Coach Augustine Eguavoen, to steer the Tremendous Eagles of their upcoming 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matches.

Eguavoen, who’s stepping in for his fourth stint as head coach, will information the staff in essential matches in opposition to Benin Republic on September 7 in Uyo and Rwanda on September 10 in Kigali.

Eguavoen’s appointment brings a well-recognized face again to the helm of the three-time African champions, however the sudden change in management simply days earlier than the qualifiers has raised considerations concerning the staff’s readiness for the challenges forward.