The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has appointed former Super Eagles winger Finidi George as the new head coach of the nation’s senior men’s national team, the Super Eagles. NFF Board on Monday approved the recommendation of its Technical and Development Committee to appoint George as the new coach.
The 52-year-old spent 20 months as assistant to José Santos Peseiro before the Portuguese left the post following the expiration of his contract after the Africa Cup of Nations in Côte d’Ivoire.
George took charge of the team in interim capacity during two friendly matches in Morocco last month. The Super Eagles beat the Black Stars of Ghana 2-1 in the first match, ending an 18-year winless streak against the Ghanaians, but then lost 2-0 to Mali in the second game.
George, a member of the Super Eagles squad that won the 1994 Africa Cup of Nations title in Tunisia, won 62 caps for Nigeria, including featuring at the 1994 and 1998 FIFA World Cup tournaments.
The formerly Ajax and Real Betis player will now focus on guiding the Super Eagles to qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, as the team faces South Africa and Benin Republic in World Cup qualifiers in a couple of weeks.
