The Technical and Development Committee of the Nigeria Football
Federation will meet in Abuja on Monday to interview three persons shortlisted
for the Super Eagles’ Head Coach position, and thereafter forward the name of
the successful candidate to the NFF Board.
Nigerian Salisu Yusuf (54), Belgian Tom Saintfiet (43) and
Frenchman Paul Le Guen (52) are the candidates in the running.
On Sunday, Chairman of the NFF Technical and Development
Committee, Barrister Chris Green, told thenff.com: “We have concluded
arrangements for the interview process to take place at the NFF secretariat on
Monday and thereafter, we will forward the name of the successful candidate to
the NFF Board, which will deliberate on it and thereafter make their decision
public.”
Green made it clear the committee will only settle for the
candidate they see as most qualified and capable of qualifying the Super Eagles
for the 2018 FIFA World Cup finals in Russia.
Saintfiet coached the National Teams of Namibia, Zimbabwe,
Ethiopia, Yemen, Malawi and Togo, and also worked with the Qatar U-17 side,
Young Africans FC of Tanzania and Free State Stars FC in South Africa.
Yusuf was capped by Nigeria at U20 level, won FA Cup titles
with El-Kanemi Warriors of Maiduguri as a player and coached top clubs Kano
Pillars, El-Kanemi Warriors and Enyimba FC. He assisted Super Eagles’ head
coaches Samson Siasia and Stephen Keshi (of blessed memory), and was caretaker
coach for two friendlies that the Eagles won against Mali and Luxembourg in
Europe at the end of May.
Le Guen, 52, played for Brest, Nantes and Paris Saint Germain
and won 17 caps for France, before coaching Rennes, Lyon, PSG (in France) and
Glasgow Rangers (in Scotland). He qualified the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon
for the 2010 FIFA World Cup finals and also coached Oman.
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