The date that Finidi George will take over as the coach of the senior national team of Nigeria is still unknown with his present team Enyimba not keen on letting him leave the club as soon as possible, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.
Finidi was announced as the new coach of the senior national team of Nigeria by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) , a role he held as interim coach before now. He was previously an assistant to Jose Peseiro, who left his job in February upon the expiration of his contract.
We exclusively gathered that Enyimba who are chasing a second consecutive league title are not against the appointment and will no doubt allow him to fulfill his dream of becoming the coach of the Super Eagles, however they want the NFF to do the right thing for him to be released.
” No one from the NFF contacted us about their plans for Finidi, so we didn’t make any plans for a coach to take his place or stand in for him. We saw it on the internet like most of you. It’s now that we are holding talks on when he will be released”, a team source told OwnGoalNigeria.com.
” We (Enyimba) are not against Finidi taking over as coach of the Super Eagles but the proper thing has to be done for us not to be at the receiving end. With us Finidi still has a year to go on his contract, so talks has to be held on that. Don’t forget that we are also in contention for the league title”, he stated.
Reacting to the above , a source from the NFF said they didn’t approach Enyimba earlier because they wanted to keep the appointment under wraps due to the pressure and interest from certain quarters on the job. He however said talks are progressing nicely and a compromise will be reached soon.
Mohammed Mowiz Suleiman
