A former chieftain of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has snapped at the clamor for former players of the senior national team of Nigeria to be handed the role of handling the senior national team of Nigeria, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.
The NFF are currently looking for a replacement for Jose Peseiro who stepped down from his role as coach following the expiration of his deal as coach , and talks have been mostly centered on giving the job to an indigenous coach, preferably a former player of the team.
Reacting to the call, a former influential member of the football body in Nigeria said it isn’t a straight forward process because most of the former plauers of the team are not certified to be coaches , hence can’t sit on the bench during games as head coach.
” I read a lot about giving the job to former Super Eagles players. There is a point there but how many of them have coaching certificates? Joseph Yobo was employed without even a basic coaching certificate. The rest who have it have all taken charge of the team and we know how it ended”, he told OwnGoalNigeria.com.
” Without a CAF A coaching license you can’t sit on the bench. Without a UEFA pro licence you can’t as well. How many of our former Super Eagles players have it? Most of the indigenous coaches you see around African teams were picked from the roles they are occupying with European teams. Can we say the same about former players of the Super Eagles?*, he rounded up his comment.
Mohammed Mowiz Suleiman
