The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) officials are to meet
with the Sports Minister, Solomon
Dalung, to chart a way forward for Nigeria after the disappointing Afcon 2017
qualifying campaign.
Top of the agenda will be the issue of hiring a foreign coach for the Super Eagles as the World Cup qualifiers loom on the horizon.
NFF President Amaju Pinnick hinted to the media in Abuja
that Tuesday’s meeting with the minister will determine if the federation hires
a foreign coach or not.
There has been news making the rounds that former midfield
maestro Augustine ‘Jay-Jay’ Okocha will be part of the new coaching crew but
despite availing himself, it seems this won’t happen any time soon.
According to sources in the Federation, the present set-up
will remain intact for now as Samson Siasia tinkers with the ‘Dream Team’ ahead
of the Olympics.
It is expected that if a foreign coach is hired, he might
want to come in with his own assistants who will likely be foreigners.
The NFF will look to concessions with whoever is hired but
there will be no more room for any Nigerian coach in the present set up as the
football body are expected to stick with the duo of Emmanuel Amuneke and Salisu
Yusuf for the start of the 2018 World Cup qualifiers.
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