The Board of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has appointed Finidi George as head coach of the Super Eagles.
A statement by Ademola Olajire, NFF’s Director of Communications, on Monday indicated that the decision of the NFF to appoint the new head coach was sequel to its approval of the recommendations of its Technical and Development Committee.
Before his appointment, George had spent 20 months as assistant to José Peseiro before the latter voluntarily resigned from the role after guiding the team to silver medal at AFCON in Cote d’Ivoire.
George took charge of the squad in acting capacity during two friendly matches in Morocco last month during which the Super Eagles defeated Ghana 2-1 in the first match but then lost 0-2 to Mali in the second game.
George, who had remained a shining star in Nigeria’s football firmament for over two decades, was a member of the so-styled ‘Golden Generation’ that won the 1994 Africa Cup of Nations tournament in Tunisia.
The team also emerged the second most entertaining team in Nigeria’s debut at the FIFA World Cup finals in USA the same year.
George’s immediate task will be to guide the Super Eagles to victory in two 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches against South Africa and Benin Republic in Uyo and Abidjan respectively, in a little over five weeks.
The matches are must-win encounters, with the Super Eagles lagging behind in third place in Group C of the African campaign behind Rwanda and South Africa.
