But Siasia who had earlier withdrawn his lawsuit against NFF attracted rounds of applause when he brought out and handed over an all-green Super Eagles jersey with number four inscribed on it.
The present however is not unconnected to Keshi's number four jersey during his football days in Nigeria. As he takes the mantle of leadership from Siasia, he is expected to help Nigeria qualify for the 2013 African Cup of Nations game.Source: Channels TV
SAMSON SIASIA TAKES NFF TO COURT
The embittered coach who who was relieved of his job on friday, 28th October, 2011 declared during an interview that the Board of the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) has breached the terms of his employment contract by refusing to pay his salaries and allowances when he was in service, in view of this, he has dragged them to an Abuja High Court.
Musa Ahmadu, Secretary General, Nigeria Football Federation who got wind of the issue confirmed that he is still being owed salary arrears and would be paid before the year runs out
The Accra-born ex coach challenged his sack and cleverly extracted a clause in his contract, "if the need arises for the termination of the contract by either of the parties there should be 30 days notification before the contract can be terminated."
When a member of the board stated he was shocked at Siasia's legal move, the ex-coach insisted he had to enforce his rights within the context of the employment contract he signed with NFF.
NO MORE FAT PAY FOR EAGLES
In view of this, the Aminu Maigari-led Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) have decided to slash the players' bonuses. This decision however would be communicated to the players by their new coach.
"We have resolved to slash the match bonus of the players because of the huge bills the federation incurs after every match,"Maigari stated.
Maigari also revealed that the cost of servicing the $10, 000 paid to the team as winning bonuses and half of that for a draw was becoming a burden.
"SIASIA WAS SABOTAGED BY PLAYERS"-SHUAIBU GARA-GOMBE
Shuaibu also explained that sacking the ex-coach is not the end of the nation's football woes adding that SiaSia was just a victim of the system he worked for.
Though it was clearly stated in his contract that he had to qualify the country in the 2012 African Cup of Nations, Shuaibu explained that there is something wrong with the technical committee of Nigeria football federation, according to him, the most important job of the committee is to sit down with national team coaches and discuss their match plans, team formation&players to be used, "Nigerians have to understand that if the coach fails the committee has failed too. The technical committee lacks a sound qualified head. It is difficult to believe that Osaze Odemwingie who scores from 25yards when playing for his team and Emmanuel Emenike could not score from 6 yards in a match as vital as that. The kind of goals they failed to score in that match was inexplicable." He concluded.