Nigeria ask Lagerback to stay on

Nigeria Technical Adviser Lars Lagerback was on Wednesday asked to stay on at his post by the Nigeria Football Federation.

The Swede's current five-month deal runs out in July, but despite a poor World Cup performance, where the Super Eagles finished bottom of the group with just one point from nine, Nigerian football officials have asked him to stay on.

At a meeting in the team's base camp at Richards Bay, Lagerback met with top officials of the NFF where he was asked to stay on, with the offer of what sources told KickOffNigeria.com was a four-year deal up till the 2014 World Cup.

But Lagerback told the NFF that he would like to defer the decision until after a holiday and discussion with his family.

NFF Executive Committee member Taiwo Ogunjobi would not confirm the story when asked, but conceded that the Swede was within his rights to want to take a break.

"It is a normal thing for him to go home, stay with his family and then decide what he wants."

Officials told KickOffNigeria.com that a fresh deal would be under significantly reduced remuneration, with the Presidential Task Force, which picked up the tab for Lagerback's wages, now all but dissolved and the federation facing cash flow challenges.