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Saturday, 15 July 2006, 18:20 GMT 19:20 UK

Nigeria deny coach advert

Oluwashina Okeleji
BBC Sport, Lagos

Ibrahim Galadima

Football authorities in Nigeria have rubbished an advert on a website asking applicants to join the race to coach the national team.

A letter posted on the website with the signature of the chairman of the Nigeria Football Association (NFA) Ibrahim Galadima asks interested coaches to apply to handle the Super Eagles.

The advert demands prospective applicants to pay US$2,000 as application and processing fees.

But Galadima says the advert is a plot to defraud unsuspecting coaches.

"We have not asked anyone to help us look for a coach and it is simply an impersonating and criminal act by the individual involved," Galadima told BBC Sport.

"We did not advertise for any foreign coach and we don't have any link with the fraudulent advertisers of the coaching job of Nigeria.

"I urge coaches and agents to disregard the advert since there is no such vacancy in Nigerian football for now.

"We shall place an advert if the need arises, but for now anybody that applies does so at his own risk."

Meanwhile, the extraordinary congress of the NFA scheduled for the capital Abuja, from 18-19 July will go ahead as planned.

Congress will decided whether fresh elections are needed for the leadership of the NFA.

Fifa secretary general Urs Linsi and his Caf counterpart Mustapha Fahmy are expected at the congress.



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