Nigeria Football Federation has not contacted Tom Saintfiet

The Nigeria Football Federation released a communiqué on Wednesday night where it was revealed that Belgian Tom Saintfiet is the new technical director of football in the country. Saintfeit was given a four- year contract and will be paid $20,000 (€15,025) a month. But the new technical director is apparently in the dark concerning his appointment. “I'm sorry I don't have any official confirmation of anything and it will be wrong to comment on what I feel even though I am anxiously looking forward to working with the Nigeria federation,” Saintfiet told Complete Sports on Wednesday night. “As I am talking to you now I am in Germany, walking on the street. I have not received any call from the federation telling me the outcome of their meeting so I cannot tell you anything. It is not wise to do that. Maybe tomorrow you can call, and then I may have something to say,” Saintfeit added. “I will be in Belgium [today]. Maybe you can call and we can talk about it,” he added. The communiqué reveals that the 39 year-old Belgian, who was a former coach of Namibia, will be in charge of football development in the country and training of local coaches. The communiqué states that, the “Committee approved the recommendation of its Technical Sub-Committee to appoint Mr Tom Saintfiet, a 39-year old Belgian, as the National Technical Director. It also charged the Technical Sub-Committee to recommend a Nigerian Coach who will work with and understudy the Belgian.” However no date was given in the release for the resumption date of the new technical director