A final
decision on whether Nigeria will hire a foreign coach or not will be taken
after a comprehensive report from the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) is
submitted to the country’s sports minister in a month.
Nigerian
sports minister Solomon Dalung made this disclosure when he briefed the media
after a meeting with the leadership of the NFF in Abuja on Tuesday.
“We debated
extensively on the issue of a foreign coach and it was agreed that the
technical committee to make a case why we would need a foreign coach,” said
Dalung.
“We need to
know where we will get the funds, there should be an established source of
funding for a foreign coach.
“I expect a
report from the NFF in four weeks.”
Brazilian
coach Otto Gloria and Dutchman Clemens Westerhof led Nigeria to win their first
two AFCON titles in 1980 and 1994, respectively.
Former
Nigeria skipper Stephen Keshi led the country to a third continental triumph
three years ago.
Last week,
the Super Eagles failed to qualify for a second straight AFCON when they lost
1-0 to Egypt in Alexandria.
They will
now focus on the qualifying tournament for the 2018 World Cup, which begins in
October.
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