Former Nigerian international, Dimeji Lawal has faulted the decision of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to hire a technical adviser that the Super Eagles head coach, Finidi George, will work under as Nigeria hopes to revive their 2026 World Cup qualifiers.
Following the Super Eagles’ poor runs in the qualifying matches, the board of the NFF has resolved to employ an expatriate ‘Technical Adviser’ for the team weeks ahead of the 2025 AFCON qualifiers and the remaining World Cup qualifying matches.
This was part of the resolution reached at its meeting on Wednesday, June 12, 2024, in Hybrid Mode.
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The foreign technical adviser, if appointed, would be Finidi George’s immediate boss. George was appointed as the substantive coach of the Super Eagles earlier in April.
However, in a chat with Completesports.com, Lawal stated that the NFF should have given the former Ajax star more time on the job.
“How will you tell a coach that you have already contracted to learn from another coach? Why can’t we wait for him to finish his contract before taking such a step?
“You gave somebody a contract; he has only played two games, and you want to employ somebody else.
The Super Eagles have played three games and picked just three points, drawing against Zimbabwe, South Africa, and Lesotho and losing to Benin.
The first two results were during Jose Peseiro’s time as Nigeria coach, while the recent two were with Finidi George as coach.
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