Nigeria: Russia World Cup - FIFA to Pay Nigeria N4.5bn

Coach Gernot Rohr has warned against another pay strike at the World Cup if the country hoped to improve on their previous outings at the global tournament.FIFA

At the 2014 World Cup, the Super Eagles skipped a training to protest the non-payment of bonus for qualifying for the tournament forcing the country's sports minister to fly out by private jet to pay them almost $4 million cash in Brazil.

Rohr said he believes the three-time African champions can improve on their best World Cup performance of a Round of 16 by better and early preparation as well as ensuring money issues are sorted out well in advance.

Nigeria will be paid a total of $12.5 million by FIFA for qualifying for Russia 2018 with $2.5 million of this amount paid for the Eagles to prepare adequately for the football showpiece.

They will earn more cash should they reach the knockout rounds of the tournament as they have done in 1994 and 2014.

Nigeria have so far used a total of 37 players for the qualifying tournament for Russia 2018 and they are all entitled to a share of a qualification bonus.

Rohr, a 64-year-old Franco-German coach, said he believes that with a fully prepared and united team both on and off the pitch, Nigeria can expect their best performance at next year's tournament.

"If we want to do something at the World Cup, we have to prepare well," he said.

"We want everybody who wants to be part of the team to show the same solidarity we currently have in the team.

"More importantly, we don't want the issue of money to be a problem.

"The issue of bonuses and allowances, which are the usual African problem we see during the World Cup, must be avoided.

"Such issues will be bad for our preparation.

"I have told my officials and the federation president that all (such issues) be cleared before the start of the competition."

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Vincent Enyeama to Make Super Eagles return

– Gernot Rohr is considering convincing Vincent Enyeama to return to the Super Eagles

 – Carl Ikeme is having a season in goal and Rohr wants Enyeama to return to the national team

 – Enyeama retired from the team in October 2015 after an altercation with Sunday Oliseh 

Super Eagles caoch Gernot Rohr reportedly wants a return to the national team for Vincent Enyeama due to the poor form of incumbent number one goalkepper Carl Ikeme Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Super Eagles goalie Carl Ikeme 

Rohr had confirmed during the pre-match conference before Nigeria’s game against Tanzania that he plans to hold talks with Enyeama regarding a return back to the team. The Vanguard reports that the talks are yet to take place, with Rohr deciding not to rush things but the German could be forced to change his mind due to the poor form of Ikeme

 Ikeme recently conceded four goals in a 4 – 0 loss for Wolverhampton Wanderers against Burnley. He could be dropped by manager Walter Zenga of Wolves for their subsequent games, less than a month before Nigeria’s first World Cup qualifiers against Zambia. Enyeama is not faring better as he also conceded four goals last week against Monaco in a 0-4 loss for Lille in the ligue 1.

Vincent Enyeama in action for Lille

Mourinho Slams Referee After Dynamo Kiev Draw

Chelsea boss, Jose Mourinho, has criticized another referee for failing to award his side a penalty in the goalless draw with Dynamo Kiev on Tuesday.

Mourinho looking confused as the match came to a close

Mourinho has already been fined by the English FA for insulting a referee while Mourinho responded by claiming the FA would punish him for being blunt while Arsene Wenger was not punished for calling Mike Dean ‘weak and naive’.

Feeling his side was denied a penalty after Cesc Fabregas was challenged in the area by Serhiy Rybalka, Mourinho used Wenger’s words.

He said: “The referee was weak and naive with the penalty. I cannot understand what the referee behind the goal does, because he doesn’t make a clear decision too.”

Mourinho said of the match: “I see progress. We hit the post twice, and had a good solid defensive performance against dangerous team. To lose this game would have been bad for us.”

Meanwhile former Liverpool attacker Dietmar Hamman believes Jose Mourinho is begging for the sack and has lost the dressing room at Chelsea.

He told Talk Sport: “Some of the stuff he [Mourinho] is coming out with at the moment and over recent weeks is not far from a meltdown. It’s John Carver-esque.

“I don’t know what’s going on with the owner and what the circumstances are, but to me at times it looks like he’s begging for the sack.

“The thing that worries me about Chelsea is that he seems to be falling out with all the players. If you want to get a reaction from a player and you put him on the bench like he did with [Eden] Hazard the other day, it’s not a problem. But you don’t bring him on in the 89th minute to humiliate him and embarrass him even further.

He continued: “And he’s done it with most of the players. [Branislav] Ivanovic has been labelled as a player who hasn’t performed this season, which may be true, but if you do it with one or two players to get a reaction that’s fair enough, but I think he has done it to most of them now.

“If I look into the Chelsea dressing room now, do I think the majority of players would like to see the back of him? Yes, I think they would. He’s  upset with everybody for no reason.”

Chelsea are third in Group G with four points, one behind second-placed Kiev. Porto is on on top, after defeating Maccai Tel Aviv.

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Jurgen Klopp has been unveiled as Liverpool coach

ANYTHING BUT NORMAL: KLOPP
MAKES SPECIAL FIRST IMPRESSION AT
LIVERPOOL
WATCH NOW
The former Borussia Dortmund coach gave a
captivating performance at his unveiling and if
the early indications are anything to go by, he
will be a huge hit at Anfield
COMMENT By Melissa Reddy

At 8.30am, the Reds Lounge in Anfield’s
Centenary Stand was already swarming. Every
section packed, every plug point taken, every
attendee eager to assess whether the
perception and reality aligned. Jurgen Klopp
insisted he was The Normal One at his first
press conference as Liverpool manager, but the
evidence suggested otherwise.
He had the media pack completely affixed to
his every answer. Energetic and unscripted, he
approached each question with ease and
intelligence in equal measure. Even the
supposedly ‘tough’ ones couldn’t stand up to
him.
Klopp laughed at the “really crazy discussion”
around the transfer committee and wouldn’t
succumb to the weight of expectation. Money?
Four clubs with better resources? He’s not
worried about that, he’s worried about the
football.
KLOPP SPEAKS | The Liverpool boss's first
press conference in full
Tied down by the glorious history? Klopp’s not
going to carry that around like a heavy
backpack. It's about the present. Concerned
about the quality of the team? Not a chance. He
thinks it’s got everything needed to work well.
A quarter of a century without the title? He
reckons he’ll deliver at least one within four
years.
The last time Anfield had an audience, boos
filled the stadium as Liverpool failed to beat
Sion in the Europa League. On Friday, it was
the German’s guffaw that trumpeted around the
ground. Klopp was correct in his assertion that
doubt and pessimism has plagued the club’s
fanbase. But that was before it became obvious
he’d be the new man in the dugout.
On Thursday, his movements from outside his
house to Mainz to the inside of his hotel on
Hope Street were frantically followed. Even
Klopp’s flight on a private plane from
Dortmund to John Lennon Airport was tracked,
with updates regularly posted on Twitter. The
euphoria has been building to a crescendo.

Supporters see the reconstruction of the Main
Stand and they now envisage a restoration of
Liverpool’s fortunes too. The first step to
winning is having an unswerving belief that you
can, and Klopp has that packed into every inch
of his six foot four frame.
The 48-year-old is exactly what Liverpool need
right now - a hypnotic leader who is all about
the football. All about emotional football. All
about entertaining football. All about getting
the best out of footballers.
No politics. No pretence. No punches. The fight
will be saved for the pitch.
He knows his real work hasn’t started yet. But
that’s all he craves - the training sessions, the
matches, the atmosphere. The shame is that
there is still a wait of over a week to endure
before Anfield can truly welcome its new
manager.
October 17 and the visit of Tottenham cannot
come soon enough.
Klopp insisted "it’s not important what people
think when you come in, but what they think
when you leave."
If he’s started as he means to go on, The
Normal One will long be loved in these parts.

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Nigerians Blasting Oliseh over the lost to Congo

It seems Super Eagles coach Sunday Oliseh is
losing fans across the country.
After the alienation of Vincent Enyeama, Nigeria
lost to Congo. Not good times.
Congo defeated Nigeria 2 – 0 thanks to two
first-half goals from Mbokanni and Jonathan
Nkololo and though Oliseh would say there were
positives in the team’s performance, he cannot
shy away from criticism.

Oliseh was initially blasted for the manner in
which he handled the Enyeama affair and now
he has been targeted again for the team’s
inability to score goals.
We picked out some of the best social media
reactions after the loss to Congo:

Dear Oliseh, please bring Enyeama back to
the team! Thank you!

— Linda Ikeji (@lindaikeji) October 8, 2015
Enyeama is to Oliseh what Carneiro is to
Mourinho. #Najokeoooo

— Deji Kofi Faremi (@deejayfaremi) October
8, 2015
If Oliseh is complaining about lack of options
at CB, why then did he call up Efe Ambrose
and not play him? Baffling.

— Tokunbo Aladejare (@tokunbo_12) October
9, 2015
@k1says I watched the first half, i did nt see
Oliseh standing on the line then i realize he is
still @ the embassy 2 get his game plan
back

— Ikechi Francis (@Ugwuman) October 8,
2015
Please is this Nigeria vs Congo Match live or
it’s a training? Please help.

— Timilehin Bello (@MrBigtimi) October 8,
2015
Nigerians must rise and say NO to
@SundayOOliseh as our team coach, he is
wicked and selfish @Gidi_Traffic

— Chidera Christian (@chichriso) October 8,
2015
@TheOddSolace stand by someone who is
insensitive and arrogant as hell. #OlisehOut
jare. Infact #olisehmustgo

— Etim Raphael Umoh (@EtimRaphael)
October 9, 2015
Is it fair 4 some1 who abandoned d Super
Eagles team in 2002 becos of money sack
some1 who came to camp after burying his
mother? #OlisehOut

— Igbos re NOT Jewish! (@Mackzii) October
8, 2015
#olisehout this guy is bad luck to Nigeria. He
has managed to chase out our best goalie for
the past 10 years now he is losing to all
teams

— victor90 (@qtstunner) October 8, 2015
Nawao! So Ohimai and his wife just unff me.
Somebody can’t play with you people again
here Anyway that notwithstanding #OlisehOut

— BONARIO NNAGS (@bonario89) October 8,
2015
I don’t see this team qualifying for AFCON.
Oliseh is a scam. #OlisehOut

— BONARIO NNAGS (@bonario89) October 8,
2015
Our players should just sit on the pitch or
start scoring own goals. #olisehout

— Mr UnderCover (@JJscatter) October 8,
2015
#OlisehOut #OlisehOut #OlisehOut
#OlisehOut #OlisehOut #OlisehOut
#OlisehOut #OlisehOut #OlisehOut
#OlisehOut #OlisehOut #OlisehOut

— ikaka (@_ikaka) September 5, 2015
This has to be the worst Nigerian team ever
#OlisehOut

https://www.naij.com/596784-nigerians-blast-oliseh-congo-defeat.html