The Nigeria Football Association (NFA) is set to send a missive to embattled Super Eagles coach this week seeking to find out his true position as regards the national team job.
Last week Vogts had sent a letter to the Chairman of the National Sports Commission (NSC) intimating him of his decision to seek FIFA arbitration in his face-off with the Glass House.
NSC boss Abdulraham Gimba, a lawyer, had forwarded the letter to the Glass House on Friday asking the football body to expedite action on a response to the German’s letter.
Glass House sources told THISDAYSports yesterday that their lawyers had studied the letter and suggested that from the tone, the former Scotland manager had effectively resigned his position as Eagles Head Coach.
However, in order to be doubly sure if this is true it means that the compensation package due Vogts will reduce, the lawyers have asked the FA to reply him seeking clarification.
“Acting on the instruction of the minister we have passed the letter on to our lawyers who have studied Vogts’ letter and from what they’ve told us they believe that he has resigned.
“If this is the case then it throws a different complexion over the matter because it means that his (Vogts’) compensation claim will be drastically reduced,” explained the FA official.
Although the official declined to go into details, THISDAYSports scooped that the Glass House would only be liable for a maximum of two months salary for the German instead of the three he is demanding.
“We intend to reply him this week, acknowledging that we’ve seen the letter he sent to the minister. We will also be asking him to state his case clearly as to whether he has resigned or not,” said the official.
Reports out of German a fortnight ago had indicated that Vogts had resigned following the poor showing of his team at the Nations Cup.
But in writing his ‘personal’ letter to Gimba, the 1974 World Cup winner with Germany, Vogts insisted that he had not resigned and hinted that he would want the case be referred to FIFA for arbitration.
Apparently because of his strained relationship with the FA following Ghana 2008 debacle, Vogts has decided to snub corresponding with the Glass House opting to communicate with higher authority – the NSC, hence his letter to Gimba last week rather than the FA.
However, also aware of possible reaction from FIFA if he is seen to becoming involved, the NSC promptly dispatched Vogts’ letter to the Glass House for action.
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