The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has issued a statement decrying media reports that it sacked two members of the Super Eagles’ technical crew, Messrs Finidi George and Ike Shorounmu from the team.
The statement read: “As part of cost-cutting measures instituted at the beginning of the new administration, we established a rotation policy among the assistant coaches, based on the high number, which was agreed with all of them. The last time that the team had a programme, Mr. Finidi George was the person who travelled for the friendly match in Portugal. This rotation policy is only for matches. When there is a tournament, all of them will be with the team.
“He knew at that time that the next trip would be that of Mr. Usman Abdallah. Abdallah is simply taking his turn to be in the camp for the program of Super Eagles Vs Djurtus of Guinea Bissau, and Mr. George will be around for the next program.
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The other person who could have been contending, Mr. Salisu Yusuf, has been sent to the U23 team. There was no victimization, sleight of hand or any disrespect meant to our illustrious ex-international players.
“The case of goalkeepers’ trainer, Ike Shorounmu is somewhat peculiar, as the former Nigeria goalkeeper showed a clear lack of desire to be in camp for the matches against Guinea Bissau.
“We do not want to go into any details because we have the utmost respect for all our ex-internationals, including Mr. Shorounmu. It was only when we got the clear signal that he was unwilling to come, and the Head Coach was in a quandary, that he (Coach Peseiro) requested for the services of Olatunji Baruwa, who he had seen at work during the U20 AFCON in Egypt, to help do the work of training the goalkeepers.
“We agree there are a number of challenges concerning contracts of coaches of National Teams that we need to speedily resolve. The NFF is working on these and the issues will soon be in the past.”
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Anybody dreaming that one day Nigeria will be better is day dreaming atleast not in this our own generation,d guys at the helm of affairs have demonic mind sets they don’t care about public opinion all they care about is there pocket,lies everywhere,no conscience, look at Senegal n morroco do they have better players than us,
I only cry for those that come here n quarell amongst themselves generating traffic for CS helping them to promote those blood sucking demons at the glass house that calls themselves NFF,invite players on merit pay them their match bonuses as at when due,package some incentives for the technical crew so as to motivate them,then d leftovers una flex nobody will care,
Infact I tire
wait oooh are you kidding me. The national team goal keeper trainer is not in camp and his replacement is someone that is pedigree cannot handle a local club. Wao!!!! my country cannot cease to amaze me
After these last set of Elections and how they came out to say everything went smoothly. Nobody should trust the leadership of this country again because everything is Fake!!!
Cheating coaches and eating their money has been a trademark of the NFF for decades. That’s why Nigerian football will continue to struggle.
BOTH FINIDI AND SHORUNMU ARE MUMU FOR NOT FINALIZE THEIR CONTRACT BEFORE ACCEPTING THE SUPER EAGLE OFFER.
THAT IS WHY NFF ARE PUSHING THEM LEFT & RIGHT. WHAT A SHAME TO BOTH OF THEM, WITH THEIR LEVEL OF EXPOSURE IN FOOTBALL.
*** Can NFF try it with SIASIA