The race for who will be the next coach of the senior national team of Nigeria is expected to heat up in the coming days with the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) aiming to appoint a new coach before the next international round of games in September, OwnGoalNigeria.comreports.
Nigeria are looking for an expatriate coach following the exit of Finidi George as coach after a poor showing in the last international round of games where they were held to a 1-1 draw by South Africa before losing 1-2 to Benin Republic.
Ahead of the next round of games in September, the NFF have stepped up plans to get a new coach for the team and lot of coaches have thrown their hat in the ring for the job. The latest name we heard is interested in the job is former Sevilla coach Joaquin Caparros.
The 68 year old rose to fame when he led Sevilla to the Spanish second division title in 2001. He made a brief return to the team in caretaker capacity in 2018 and 2019 respectively. Prior to then he has handled the likes of Deportivo La Coruna, Athletic Bilbao, Mallorca, Levante, Granada and Osasuna all in the Spanish top division.
Abroad he has spells in Switzerland with Neuchatel Xamax and Al Ahli of Qatar. On the international scene he handled Armenia from 2020 till 2022 and it was his last job. He is fondly remembered for helping the team achieve their longest unbeaten run in their history when they went nine games without defeat.
Mohammed Mowiz Suleiman
