Super Eagles head coach, Finidi George will be assisted by his former international teammate Daniel Amokachi and two expatriates.
Olatunji Baruwa will keep his position as goalkeeping coach.
Baruwa also occupied same position under previous head coach Jose Peseiro.
Amokachi is returning to familiar terrain having worked as an assistant to late coaches, Shaibu Amodu and Stephen Keshi in the past.
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Finidi was officially unveiled by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) on Monday.
The 53-year-old is now fully focused on the job after he quitted his role as head coach of Nigeria Premier Football League champions Enyimba at the weekend.
His first official game in charge of the Super Eagles will be the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier against the Bafana Bafana of South Africa.
The matchday three encounter will hold at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo on Friday, June 7.
The three-time African champions will also be up against the Squirrels of Benin few days later.
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Mr Bribe taker and Bribe initiator is back. NFF na Amadioh go fire all.of Una if we start seeing dodgy players and In the team and dodgy activities you bring an known bribe taker who indirectly admitted that they were practicing partaking in player agent bribes in his time in SE under the late Keshi.. NFF are you people mad?. What rubbish is this Amokachi again to come and finish work way him start abi. No shakes na
God will get you all if Amokachi and finidi destroyed the work the two coaches before him started. NFF you were given one thing get a goof coach for the team you went and employed a known bribe taker.
Mr Bribe taker and Bribe initiator is back. NFF na Amadioh go fire all.of Una if we start seeing dodgy players and In the team and dodgy activities you bring an known bribe taker who indirectly admitted that they were practicing partaking in player agent bribes in his time in SE under the late Keshi.. NFF are you people mad?. What rubbish is this Amokachi again to come and finish work way him start abi. No shakes na
God will get you all if Amokachi and finidi destroyed the work the two coaches before him started. NFF you were given one thing get a good coach for the team you went and employed a known bribe taker.
And what exactly is the job left by their predecessors. Boring, unattractive football. Abeg make una go support Rorh next door and leave the 2 men alone to do their job.
Assistants with no names, so fans will not go check their CVs. They don’t want fans questioning their qualifications. Chai! Paseiro, too, had assistants, but no one knows their names.
You can name Amokachi but can’t name the other ‘assistants.’ What is Gusau hiding?? Why are we sabotaging ourselves like this?
Everything just looks so featherweight to me.
But I wish Finidi good luck. He’ll need it.
It’s disappointing to see Amokachi back to the fold… Why do these ex-internationals feel entitled to working only in Super Eagles circles? Why can’t Amokachi go and handle an NPFL league side? I see now why Finidi does not want any of his former peers near his team. This guy will sabotage Finidi.
Now I see the reason why @Dr.Drey dont spare all these ex-internationals how they project their entitlement mentality each time. What is Daniel Amokachi coming near Super Eagles team to do again? The guy is just a politician.
But you are the one who said that we should fail with our own. Now our own don dey d place you still dey complain. At least Amokachi was part of the coaching crew that won the AFCON 2013. Let’s support them and hope they perform well and develop the local league as those were some of the allegations levelled against Rohr that he wasn’t developing the local league.
When arrogant glamour meets colour painting, a replica of colour leprosy is resurrected from its sleep. A good indigenous coach and another agent to settle the business as usual Cabals behind the scene.
We can still qualify with these alchemy of greed and profit Marshal’s….. though
Okoye returns, Uzoho out as NFF lists 25 for World Cup qualifiers
Udinese of Italy goalkeeper, Maduka Okoye is making a return to the Super Eagles fold after over a year while Francis Uzoho has been omitted in the 25-man team released by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) for the June World Cup qualifiers against South Africa and Benin Republic, reports wwwsportsunlimited.ng.
As expected, Napoli striker, Victor Osimhen headlines the list that also includes Bayer Leverkusen marksman, Victor Boniface, Samuel Chukwueze, Nathan Tella and Terem Moffi.
Chuba Akpon, Alex Iwobi, Wilfred Ndidi, Frank Onyeka, Joe Aribo and Onyedika of Club Brugge and Alhassan Yusuf of Antwerp.
The defenders picked are Calvin Bassey, Alex Akpoguma, Bright Osayi-Samuel and Ola Aina.
Smarting from his heroics at the last Africa Cup of Nations, Stanley Nwabali leads the goalkeeper trio of Okoye and Arsenal loanee, Arthur Okonkwo.
New invitees are Tosin Adarabioyo of Fulham, Justin Njinmah of Werder Bremen, Caleb Okoli of Frozinone in the Serie A and Luton playmaker, Gabriel Osho
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If this is the correct list I see no problem there but I feel to start showing Gift Orban some love that boy wil blow next season in his first full season with Lyon after he has done pre season with them. I hope NFF are not Willingly falling for Togo’s Antics.
@Ugo, for Gift Orban, the risk isn’t worth taking. Togo has some serious evidence and they are will to spoil the cook, which could eventually cost us if we manage to qualify
Togo has nothing on Gift Orban… The boys mum is Togolese but his dad is a Tivman from Benue State. Even if he has been carrying Togolese National Papers buly birth and blood he is as much Nigerian as he is Togolese… When he has sorted himself he will join Nigeria.
So no Lookman? Despite being the most in-form striker
I did not spot that @Onwajunior exactly good question, I hope he has nit omitted himself after his disappointment due to Finidi’s poor man management in the Ghana v Mali Assignements.
@Ugo I just hope the list is not true. If not, it won’t look good for Finidi starting his reign fighting with players – one of the main reasons why most of us wanted a foreigner
Fake list where is Ademola Lookman??? Una don start again!!!
If this is the correct list I see no problem there but I feel to start showing Gift Orban some love that boy wil blow next season in his first full season with Lyon after he has done pre season with them. I hope NFF are not Willingly falling for Togo’s Antics.
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Amokachi is a politician and I wonder why people are surprised if he’s linked to bribery. NFF are possessed that is why they forced on these nonsense on Nigerians so that there will be endless complain in the football family. Satans objective is always to inflict pain on the masses and this is just another beginning of pain. Finidi would have be enough but adding Amokachi to this list is a serious problem. I will be taking sleeping pills on the days of our matches to avoid any kind of heart break or pains. I was a well wisher but count me out of this nonsense!!!!
Bunch of radicals!!!!!!!!!
This one that has not coached any serious team since he led the SE to a 0-1 loss to Uganda at Uyo as caretaker coach almost a decade ago or thereabout…..LMAOoo.
Oh I forgot…he tried his hands with a 4th div team in Finland and was excused after 1 season with his 32% win ratio.
He has spent the last 5 years as a political jobber, carrying handbags of politicians and being rewarded with a “special advicer” position.
Like his overrated teammates, he must be too big to also coach in the NPFL. The SE is always the only place where they can practice their careers in coaching.
No wonder Finidi rejected him as his 1st assistant. Any sensible person will.