The Chief Coach of Nigeria’s under-20 national team, the Flying Eagles, John Sam Obuh, has submitted his letter of resignation to the management of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) confirming rumours that he was no longer interested in the job.
Obuh, who was in-charge of the Flying Eagles squad that lost a third round encounter with Uruguay at the ongoing Turkey 2013 FIFA Under-20 World Cup tournament, submitted his letter last Wednesday, and thanked the NFF for giving him the opportunity to serve as the team’s head coach.
He however assured that he would continue to wish the federation well in its efforts at moving Nigerian football to greater heights. Obuh, the former coach of the Nigeria’ Under-17 team pleaded with the football federation to pay up the backlog of salaries and allowances owed him.
He had earlier complained while in Turkey, of the discouraging attitude of the NFF to the team, vowing never to accept such offer again as a coach.
The former Sharks of Port Harcourt handler, likened coaching the Flying Eagles in the last couple of months to going through hell, noting that accepting the coaching job without a contract from the NFF made him vulnerable to the management of the football federation.
“To be honest with you, I like doing one thing at a time, but my prayer to God is that he should not let me have the kind of job I am having currently. May he never allow me to have this kind of job any longer because I have come a long way with different experiences since this my second missionary journey with the team.
“I am saying this because I have to live for my family and my loved ones. I need to live for the sake of those that depend on me because if I continue to have this kind of job, I will never fulfill my obligations to them.
“One thing I know is that I am a coach and I will ever remain a coach until I die, but the kind of job I am praying for is not this type because it is a threat to life,” he said.
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