Indications are emerging that the Technical Committee of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) may have resolved to hire another foreign tactician to replace Jose Peseiro as the Super Eagles head coach.
Following the recent announcement by NFF, asking interested coaches to apply for the plum Super Eagles job after expiration of the former coach’s contract, no fewer than 40 local and foreign coaches are said to have applied for the position that many football stakeholders now feel should be occupied by an indigenous coach.
Former Nigerian internationals, Emmanuel Amuneke, Finidi George who served as assistant coach to Peseiro, Daniel Amokachi, Sunday Oliseh, Salisu Yusuf, Sylvanus Okpala are among Nigerian coaches who have applied for the job.
Micheal Nsien, a Nigerian coach who is currently handling the USA U-17 and U-19 national teams, is also in the race for the juicy position.
One-time Indomitable Lions of Cameroon Portuguese coach, Antonio Canceicao is one of the foreign tacticians who is said to be highly favoured to land the job.
However, a member of the NFF Technical Committee, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he is not authorized to speak on behalf of the committee, said what the Super Eagles need right now is a sound foreign technical adviser who will not only impact positively on the senior national team, but help in developing other aspects of Nigerian football.
