The newly appointed coach of the senior national team of Nigeria Finidi George has proposed five names he wants to work with when he takes to the pitch to officially begin his reign, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.
Finidi was appointed as coach of the team on a permanent basis after temporary filling in an interim capacity following the exit of Jose Peseiro, the coach he assisted to a second place finish at the Africa Cup of Nations in Cote d’Ivoire.
He is meeting with the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to trash out terms and also pick his assistants ahead of the team’s first competitive engagement in June, which will be the 2026 world cup qualifiers.
We exclusively gathered that he has proposed a five man backroom staff which will include a German-Nigerian coach as his first assistant and Daniel Amokachi as his second assistant.
Abideen Baruwa will keep his post as the goalkeeper trainer, while a new physical trainer and a match analyst both foreigners will be part of the crew when he signs his one year contract, which carries an extension clause if the team gets to the semi final of the next Africa Cup of Nations.
The NFF will study his recommendation and work out how the wages of all the backroom staff will be cater for to forestall the situation of non payment of salaries, and also bring to an end the practice of having coaches work without a valid contract.
Mohammed Mowiz Suleiman
