Former international Finidi George has been unveiled as Super Eagles head coach, reports Completesports.com.
The unveiling ceremony took place at Nigeria’s capital, Abuja on Monday morning.
Finidi was unveiled by Nigeria’s Sports Minister John Enoh and President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Ibrahim Gusau.
Also at the unveiling ceremony were the Secretary General of the NFF, Mohammed Sanusi as well as top officials of the soccer house and sports ministry.
The unveiling is expected to kick-start the 53-year-old’s reign in charge of the Super Eagles.
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Finidi was previously an assistant to former handler of the team Jose Peseiro.
The former Ajax and Real Betis winger worked with Peseiro for 20 months.
The former Enyimba gaffer led the Super Eagles as a caretaker coach for the friendlies against Black Stars of Ghana and Eagles of Mali in March.
His first game in charge of the three-time African champions will be against the Bafana Bafana of South Africa in June.
The 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying fixture will hold at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo.
By Adeboye Amosu
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The fact that the details of his contract remains a mystery shows the drama involved here. Plus Nigeria not knowing the assistant coaches settled upon makes me wonder. Whichever way I still pray we come out on top because results is what matters at the end of the day. Goodluck Finidi Aka Pinnick Marco Van Basteen!!!
Just announced on BBC Africa Lagos
Finidi to earn $45000
His assistant are i. Mr Brooklyn dearley former ts Vancouver coach
Video assistant. Jan de Lafayette
To join the home base name already announced
Fake news monger
How do u no it is fake . 2 expatriates and 3 locally announced coaches. Can’t u read
It’s fake news bcos no assistant in the name of Brooklyn . We have Benjamin James,Chima and one other, stop peddling fake news
45000 correct
B for b correct
J for j
3 assistant local correct.
Oyinbo say if u want hid anything from black man .put it in code.
Despite attaining a respectable Silver Podium finish for Nigeria at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, several stakeholders were disgusted at the brand of football that erstwhile coach Peseiro employed.
Now we have our very own Finidi George in the helm.
He was unveiled today formally as the Super Eagles Head Coach with his curtain raiser being next month’s World Cup qualifiers.
Finidi – i think – has 3 mandates: get results on the pitch; play a vibrant, affluent and appealing brand of football, and incorporate a nominal number of home-base players in the team.
I honestly struggle to see how Finidi will achieve these 3 objectives in tandem: something will have to give.
In the last 10 years, the Super Eagles under Rohr, Eguavoen and Peseiro have played an an entertaining brand of football with Nigeria sporadically. They had often had to sacrifice flair football in the alter of practicality to achieve set goals. The use of home-base players have often been in inconsequential games as they are often jettisoned when serious competitions commenced.
It’s a big ask for Finidi to be expected to succeed in a Colosseum where higher his higher calibre predecessors have all fallen to the swords of difficulties.
Some will say, if he succeeded with Eyimba, how come he will struggle with Nigeria? Club football and National Team football are different kettles of fish.
I wish him well though. I might not be happy with the Appointment but I am very happy for the Appointed. Finidi is a Nigeria legend and a modest and unassuming personality. Prior to getting this plum job, he was never one going to media houses, begging or even demanding to be Super Eagles coach based on his status as a player.
No, he was Assitant Coach of the Super Eagles and when the Sports Ministry decided not to assist the NFF in funding the appointment the a more suitably qualified coach, the NFF turned to their current Assistant Coach to foster continuity. which seems very sensible to me.
It is now up to Finidi to step up to the plate by balanacing competing priorities in producing a Super Eagles outfit that we can all be proud of.