Herve Renard made a name for himself in the coaching world when he led two different African countries, Zambia and Ivory Coast to win the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in 2012 and 2015 respectively.
The NFF will literally have to break the Central Bank of Nigeria to engage highly-sought-after Herve Renard as the next coach of the Super Eagles.
This is after the French coach demanded a monthly salary of $180,000(about N253m), among several other conditions.
A top official said, “Yes, the NFF have made contact with Renard for the Super Eagles job, but the biggest stumbling block is that he is demanding a salary of $180,000 (a month), which in Naira is almost close to 300 Million.
“This will be the highest ever paid to a coach and the NFF just cannot afford this.
“This may well be a wild goose chase.”
Egypt have reportedly dangled a $1.9 Million to Renard, while his name has been brought into the discussion as regards the new coach of the United States of America.
The 54-year-old coach has won the AFCON with Zambia and Cote d’Ivoire.
It would be recalled that the immediate past foreign coach of the Super Eagles, Jose Peseiro, had to take a huge pay cut to extend his contract till the delayed AFCON in Cote d’Ivoire.
Peseiro was on $70,000-a-month when he started out as the Super Eagles coach, but this was later slashed to $50,000.
And even at that he was owed for as many as 13 months at a time.
Sports Minister John Enoh has maintained that it is the responsibility of the NFF to pay for a foreign coach for the national team.
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