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NFF, Labbadia contractual agreement hits rock over tax issues

Posted : 31 August 2024

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has blamed the stringent regulations of German tax authorities for the failed contractual agreement with the newly announced Super Eagles Technical Adviser, Bruno Labbadia.


The NFF stated that the unfavorable tax conditions contributed to aborting the agreement between it and Coach Bruno Labbadia for him to assume the role of Head Coach of Nigeria’s Senior Men’s Team, the Super Eagles.

 


“We have been dealing with the tax issue for the past three days, and I made it clear to him that there was no way the NFF could agree to cover the additional tax percentage on his salary demanded by German tax authorities.


“It is not feasible for us to bear the responsibility of paying an extra amount, between 32 percent and 40 percent of his salary, after paying the agreed monthly wage.


“The NFF and Labbadia had reached an agreement in principle before we announced 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 arose.


“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,” said Ibrahim Musa Gusau, President of the NFF, on Friday evening.


As a result, Technical Director of the Nigeria Football Federation, Coach Augustine Eguavoen, will now take charge of the Super Eagles for the upcoming 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matches against Benin Republic (Uyo, September 7) and Rwanda (Kigali, September 10).


This will be Eguavoen’s fourth stint in charge of the three-time African champions, following previous tenures in 2005-2007, 2010, and 2022.

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