NFF To Pay Rohr $378,000 For ‘Unfair Dismissal’
Emmanuel Alfred
World Football Governing Body FIFA has ordered the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to pay former Super Eagles Head Coach Gernot Rohr the sum of $378,000 as compensation for terminating his contract early.
Rohr, who had a contract until December 2022 was sacked in December by the NFF few weeks to the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon which was held in January 2022.
The NFF had initially agreed to pay the German tactician until the end of his contact but he not satisfied with the decision, which led him to making a petition to the the Federation of International Football Association (FIFA) to demand for additional sum.
The 68-year-old sought a total of £1m, but has been granted $377,879.46 after a FIFA tribunal decided his claim was “partially accepted in so far as it is admissible”.
The ruling by the FIFA players’ status chamber added that the NFF would be sanctioned if Rohr was not paid in full within 45 days.
“If full payment (including all applicable interest) is not made within 45 days of notification of this decision, the respondent [the NFF] shall be imposed a restriction on receiving a percentage of development funding, up until the due amounts are paid,” said the FIFA decision.
