June 15, 2024
Super Eagles head coach, Finidi George, has resigned after a poor run of games in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers.
The former Ajax Amsterdam’s forward confirmed his resignation to Channels Television.
“Yes, it is true. I have resigned,” he wrote in response to enquiries.
However, the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) is yet to react to this development.
Finidi led the Eagles to a 1-1 draw against South Africa at home in Uyo and a 2-1 loss to Benin Republic in Abidjan, putting Nigeria’s qualification to the World Cup in serious doubt.
The two results extended Nigeria’s winless run in the qualifiers having previously played two draws under former coach Jose Peseiro.
Following the poor performance of the Nigerian team in the two games under Finidi, there were several calls from the fans for his sack.
Hiring ‘expatriate’ technical adviser
Faced with the potential of missing out on another World Cup after the failure of Qatar 2022, the NFF and the Sports Minister had an emergency meeting with Finidi after the South Africa and Benin Republic games.
After the meeting, the nation’s football-governing body spared Finidi but revealed that it will hire an expatriate technical adviser for the Super Eagles.
It was, however, unclear what role Finidi will play in the Super Eagles going forward.
“The Executive Committee of Nigeria Football Federation held a meeting on Wednesday, 12th June 2024 in hybrid mode to deliberate on important issues in Nigeria Football and resolved as follows:
“Further to (1) above, the Executive Committee resolved to employ an expatriate Technical Adviser for the Super Eagles in the coming weeks, ahead of the AFCON qualifiers and the remaining FIFA World Cup qualifying matches.”
