{"id":87365,"date":"2021-10-22T08:36:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-22T07:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=87365"},"modified":"2021-10-22T08:36:00","modified_gmt":"2021-10-22T07:36:00","slug":"three-years-after-bribery-scandal-nff-reinstates-salisu-yusuf-as-eagles-assistant-coach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/three-years-after-bribery-scandal-nff-reinstates-salisu-yusuf-as-eagles-assistant-coach\/","title":{"rendered":"Three Years After Bribery Scandal, NFF Reinstates Salisu Yusuf As Eagles Assistant Coach"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m14288\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-header spacer\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has reinstated Salisu Yusuf as the assistant coach of the Super Eagles.<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal  \" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"clear\">\nNFF announced the development in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>According to the statement, Yusuf has also been reinstated as the head coach of the home-based Eagles team and will assume the role on November 1.<\/p>\n<p>The statement said \u201cThe Executive Committee of Nigeria Football Federation has approved the reinstatement of Coach Salisu Yusuf to his position as Assistant Coach of the Super Eagles and Head Coach of the Super Eagles B team, with effect from 1st November 2021.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGeneral Secretary of the NFF, Dr Mohammed Sanusi, disclosed on Thursday that the reinstatement of the former Kano Pillars, Enyimba FC and Rangers International FC gaffer by the NFF Board was on the recommendation of the NFF Technical Department.<\/p>\n<p>Pointblanknews.com recalls that Yusuf had held the two positions until 2018, when he was caught on camera accepting a cash gift to field two players for the African of Nations Championship (CHAN).<\/p>\n<p>In the video filmed for BBC African Eye by Anas Aremayaw, Ghanaian undercover reporter, the coach can be seen receiving dollars to include the players in his squad.<\/p>\n<p>He was also promised 15 percent of the players\u2019 contracts if signed by a foreign club.<\/p>\n<p>Consequently, the coach was slammed with a one-year ban by NFF with a fine of $5,000.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-footer spacer collapsible\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has reinstated Salisu Yusuf as the assistant coach of the Super Eagles. 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