NFF goes tough on national team coaches

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), has rolled out tough disciplinary measures against the national team coaches, warning the male coaches han­dling the various female teams to among other things desist from going into any inappropriate amorous relationship with the players.
The code of conduct contained in the contract documents given to Su­per Eagles head coach, Stephen Keshi, equally warned of a stiff penalty awaiting any coach who collects gratification from players or insisting on be­coming the players’ agent.

Tagged ‘Code of Con­duct for Coaches’ the document read in part: “Coaches must submit their programmes of ac­tivities for approval by the technical committee. Any structural changes to such approved programmes must be done with the written consent from the technical committee.
“Coaches must not take decisions based on person­al interest e.g., collecting gratifications, insisting on becoming player’s man­ager, or player’s agent. Coaches must not use ethnic or religious crite­ria for evaluating players. Coaches must not collude with themselves or other persons, to deliberately mislead the technical committee about a play­er’s performance.
“Coaches must not misrepresent the NFF or distort information to the media. They are precluded from imparting unauthor­ised information to the public. Coaches must not solicit for or receive do­nations and gifts for their teams without the written consent of the NFF.
“Coaches must not ad­minister drugs or any other therapy on players without the written per­mission of the medical team. Coaches must not establish inappropriate sexual relationships with the players. Coaches must not engage in unsports­manlike conduct like fix­ing matches or placing bets on matches in which their teams are involved.
“Coaches must not treat players inhumanly i.e. they must not engage in physi­cal or verbal abuses of players. Coaches must at all times submit to the su­pervision of the technical department.