The newly appointed chief coach of the senior national team of Nigeria Jose Peseiro had his first training session with the 19 players in the camp of the senior national team of Nigeria ahead of their upcoming friendly games.
Peseiro will on Sunday for the first time lead players of the Nigeria senior national team out when they take on Mexico in an international friendly. It is the first of two games they will play in the United States of America.
Ahead of the game, the coach who will have his first competitive game on the 9th of June when they take on Sierra Leone in the 2023 AFCON qualifiers has already set a target of not just reaching the tournament but also lifting it.
“It’s a pleasure for me to start work with the team. I mean training because I already started work before. We have started the way to play the Africa Cup of Nations and win the Africa Cup of Nations. This is the first step to start the way. These guys they come tired”, he told the NFF media.
“The trip was long but they show today the enthusiasm, the motivation, they trained with happiness. They know for us to reach that AFCON. We want to win that AFCON. Yes it’s there in 2023 but we must start today by improving our spirit, improve our cohesion. The guys were fantastic in training today”, he concluded.
Meanwhile the main highlight of the training drills by the coach was the emphasis on quick passing and also movement which he demonstrated using several methods. He was also particular about positioning.
