Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr's honeymoon period with the Nigeria Football Federation -- or at least, one part of it -- suddenly seems to be in jeopardy.
Reports emerged this week that the German was considering tendering his resignation following his reported frustration over the NFF's Technical Committee being overly interested in his job.
Predictably, the story took over social media and local airwaves, leaving the football fraternity cleft in two.
Rohr promptly denied the reports, which were attributed to an anonymous source close to him. And that may well be the case.
However, there is no smoke without fire, and this is not exactly the first time similar reports have been floated in the media about Rohr bristling at attempts to interfere in his job.
This time though, the smoke has taken solid form following the Super Eagles' defeat to South Africa in their opening 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier.
Not only was the coach's selection questioned, his starting eleven came under scrutiny, as did his tactical approach to the game.
The result saw a series of meetings involving the coach, the Technical Committee, and the Sports Minister. The last of those meetings was held earlier this month, and led to the current brouhaha, with reports suggesting that Rohr bristled at the Committee's insistence that he explain his player picks before every game.
The German is strongly opposed to any such vetting and this flying of a resignation kite, however anonymous the source, could be his team's way of unofficially pushing back.
It's an unnecessary distraction at a time when all focus should be on winning against Cameroon in the next qualifier.
Victory over Cameroon will all but assure Nigeria a place at the 2018 World Cup, as they would move to nine points, and with second-placed Cameroon on two points, the Super Eagles would need just one more win from their next three games to secure their place.
A loss, on the other hand, throws up all manner of permutations in terms of points. So it is understandable why the NFF are so keen to make sure there is no repeat of the South Africa stumble, especially against the African champions.
Both parties have very good reasons for wanting to do things differently, but the most important consideration is that they all want the same thing: victory on September 1 against Cameroon.
So, it is imperative that they put the bickering aside and communicate.
Rohr obviously has a plan for what he wants to do with the Super Eagles. The Technical Committee, as the body with direct oversight on his activities, want to be kept in the loop.
There is no doubt that they can achieve this without creating unnecessary distraction, if they put their differences aside.