Super Eagles in their locker room after beating South Africa on penalty shootouts
The Super Eagles of Nigeria is still without a permanent head coach less than three weeks to its first 2025 AFCON qualifier fixture; npflupdates.com reports.
Nigeria will kickstart it’s 2025 Africa Cup Of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers against rivals Benin Republic next month. And the three-time African champions are still without a permanent head coach post Finidi George’s era.
Recall, Finidi George resigned from his position as head coach following a 1-0 loss to Benin Republic in Abidjan few weeks ago.
Speculations spread last week that the Nigeria Football Federation NFF, is in talks with expatriate coaches Tom Saintfiet, Herve Renard and Eric Challe.
According to a report by DailyTrust Nigeria, the NFF is taking its time to appoint the most competent coach.
Based on the report, the federal government led by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu isn’t against the recruitment of a foreign coach.
What the NFF said about new Super Eagles coach
“The NFF is only doing due diligence to appoint the most competent foreign coach to lead the Super Eagles and the Federal Government is not against the appointment of Coach Tom Saintfiet or any other coach as some mischief makers are trying to misinform the public.
“The government recognises the independence of the NFF and does not meddle in the affairs of the football federation.
“Of course, the government is always there to supervise and advise accordingly but, in this case, there is no iota of truth in what is being written in the media by some mischievous elements.
“That a past government stopped the appointment of Saintfiet as NFF Technical Director does not make him a bad coach.”
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“I can’t tell you categorically that Saintfiet is the man but he is highly favoured considering his rich resume.
He has spent more than two decades coaching national teams and clubs in Africa and can hit the ground running if appointed to manage the Super Eagles,” he said.
