Former Super Eagles attacker and member of the Nigeria Football Federation Technical Committee, Victor Ikpeba, has given reasons why Finidi George was chosen as the new coach for the Eagles.
Recall that Finidi’s appointment as the coach of the Super Eagles was confirmed by the NFF on Monday.
Ikpeba, who during his playing days with the Super Eagles played alongside Finidi’s, siad the NFF settled for Finidi because of their financial constraints.
Speaking on Supersports on Monday Night Football, Ikpeba said, “Firstly, I want to congratulate Finidi George on his appointment as the Super Eagles coach. However, it was a difficult task because we (technical committee) initially wanted a foreign manager.”
“However, we settled for Finidi because of the finance. It’s not like we don’t have confidence in our own coaches back home. We thought there should be continuity in the way Peseiro took the team to the final of the 2023 AFCON. So, eventually, we were guided by the NFF President to look inward.”
Finidi’s first official game will be Nigeria’s 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Bafana Bafana of South Africa in June.
Recall that some weeks back, the social media was awash that Emmanuel Ammunike had been handed the coaching job.
Finidi George served under the former Super Eagles coach, Peseiro, as an assistant.
