The cries for the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to sack Jose Peseiro as coach of the senior national team of Nigeria will last a little longer according to a chieftain of the football house in the wake of the 0-1 loss to Guinea Bissau in Abuja, OGN can exclusively reveal.
Peseiro’s contract as coach of the senior national team of Nigeria is supposed to expire in June according to what is available to the public but per what we gathered from a chieftain of the NFF, the contract entered with him by the former board led by Amaju Pinnick has a caveat that makes it possible to sack the Portuguese only if he fails to win the next Africa Cup of Nations.
With the decision of CAF to postpone the tournament to next year, his contract has automatically extended till after the AFCON in January next year. He explained that any attempt to fire the coach will see them pay a severance package similar to what erstwhile coach Gernot Rohr enjoyed for one year.
He said the football house will try to look for loopholes if results fails to improve but for now sacking the coach isn’t an option as it will amount to a breach of contract since the team is on course to qualify for the AFCON.
Nigeria will take on Guinea Bissau in the reverse tie or Friday’s 0-1 loss and a win will see them go back to top of the group. Sierra Leone who are one point behind after a 2-0 win away at Sao Tome and Principe will hope for a win for the Super Eagles to go ahead of Guinea Bissau if they beat Sao Tome and Principe as expected.
Mohammed Mowiz
