The coach of the one of the fastest rising team in Africa Central Africa Republic (CAR) Raoul Savoy says he is open to becoming the next coach of the senior national team of Nigeria, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.
Super Eagles are currently on the lookout for a new coach following the exit of Finidi George after a poor showing during the recently concluded world cup 2026 qualifiers, where they were held to a 1-1 draw by South Africa before losing 1-2 to Benin Republic.
Savoy who saw his team bounce back to winning ways with a 1-0 win over Chad after losing 3-4 to Ghana wonders why the Super Eagles are currently struggling in their group despite the array of stars I in the team.
He said he can make the team who are currently 5th in their 6 team group for the world cup qualifiers one of the best in the continent if given the job, but said he won’t be applying for the job because he is currently employed but if approached he will be open to talking about it.
“I don’t know why the national team is not doing well. Maybe the expatriate coaches you are taking don’t really know Africa and maybe they are not really good for the team”,he said in an interview monitored on Brila FM.
” I’m sure I can tell you now that If I take this team with my technical staff, we are going to do very good things and maybe again be one of the better teams in Africa. I don’t know why they made the strange decision, they took some coaches I don’t know but after they tried, they left. If they give me the team, I can promise to make Nigeria a great team in Africa.
The coach who led CAR to a shock 1-0 win over Nigeria in Lagos in 2021 further said: “I can’t apply when I am under contract with another national team, it’s not fair but in football normally when you want somebody and you are sure that this guy or the technical staff is the better one for your team, you can just make a call and then we can talk, but I don’t want to talk when I’m under contract, it is not fair”.
Ade Emmanuel
