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Samson Siasia's official car became a subject of controversy when the board of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) led by Aminu Maigari yesterday rejected it before it was assigned to its official designee.

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The salon car which arrived the NFF secretariat on Tuesday, was a subject of debate at yesterday's board meeting as the members insisted it was a refurbished car which would not in any way dignify the status of the new national coach.

Siasia was contracted as the Eagles coach on December 1, and is entitled to an official car as enshrined in the terms of the contract.

Checks revealed that the controversial Peugeot 406 salon is a 2007 model supplied to the federation at the cost of N4.5 million.

Ironically, the supplier of the controversial car is also a member of the current board of the federation representing the south eastern part of the country.

Maigari, who presided over the meeting to trash out matters around the car, was said to be very angry yesterday afternoon.

He said the car offer was at an outrageous cost and a complete rip off. He also said a fairly used car would be a slight to the office of the Eagles chief coach.

He left the Glasshouse after the emergency meeting supported by walking crutches.

Sources said he was not happy with the management of the car issue which he said would project the federation in bad light.

NFF board rejected the car and alternatively, demanded for a new Prado Jeep at a very reasonable cost.

THISDAY learnt last night that the board member involved had similarly supplied two Marcopolo buses to the national team without going through tender. The action is one of the reasons for the investigation of Sani Lulu Abdulahi by anti corruption agency. He claimed he refurbished the car at N1.7 million..

Federation spokesman, Ademola Olajire, however, said he was not aware of the material facts about the ownership of the car.

"It has not been handed over to Siasia, and neither is his name written on it", he said last night.