By Obaloluwa Joshua, LAGOS
The Nigeria Football Federation has revealed the reason behind its decision to appoint Finidi George head coach of the Super Eagles.
Finidi was announced as Jose Peseiro’s predecessor last week.
Director of Communications, Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Ademola Olajire said the 53-year-old’s impressive track record and experience of working with Peseiro made him a standout choice for the job.
“I’m not a member of the Technical Committee but I can also look at a lot of positives around Finidi George.” Olajire told Hotsports.
“Finidi George was not only a great football player, he has prepared himself very well and done himself no harm with the laurels he has been able to acquire in his short period as a coach.
“He had the option of remaining in Spain and taking up an appointment with a second tier club but he chose to come back to Nigeria and start with an NPFL club.
“He started with Enyimba. In his second season, he won the league title. It is not easy to win the league title so we must praise him for that and looking at the log now, this is his third season with the team and with four matches to go he’s well on the way to retaining the title.
“That is no mean feat and it shows that this is a man who knows what he’s doing.
“Pertaining to the Super Eagles, he worked for twenty months as an assistant with Jose Peseiro, that gives him head start over anybody. He worked closely with the team, was with the team when they qualified for the AFCON and came second at the AFCON. READ ALSO:
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“It’s natural that someone of this stature, someone who has accomplished these things and who has been very close to the team gets the nod, with the fact that we have only five weeks to to very important matches.”
