Mali may well have dashed the hopes of Finidi George leading the Super Eagles top coaching post on a permanent basis after they handed his team a 2-0 defeat tonight.
Les Aigles of Mali profited from a horrendous defensive mistake by the Super Eagles to take the lead on 18 minutes through striker Bilal Toure.
They doubled their advantage late in the friendly in Marrakesh, Morocco, when they finished off a fast counter attack as Nigeria chased for an equalizer.
Finidi was handed a chance to stake a serious claim for the Eagles top job after Jose Peseiro did not continue after guiding the team to the AFCON Final last month.
He won his first friendly last week against Ghana 2-1, before the capitulation against the Eagles from Bamako tonight.
The NFF are expected to soon announce a new head coach for the country’s football team.
Super Eagles starting XI (3-5-2)
Nwabali- Omeruo, Awaziem, Ajayi – Osayi-Samuel, Jamilu Collins, Ndidi, Onyedika, Iwobi – Moses Simon, Iheanacho
NFF president Ibrahim Gusau has disclosed that the assistants of new Super Eagles coach Finidi George will not be on a contract but instead be paid on specific assignments. Gusau said Finidi’s assistants will not be on a salary, but will be engaged for specific matches or tournaments. They will also enjoy the allowances and …
Continue reading here ▶New Super Eagles coach Finidi George today demanded total commitment from the players as the country aims to get its 2026 World Cup qualifying campaign back on track after a faltering start. Finidi, 53, was today in Abuja presented to the media as the country’s new coach. His immediate tasks are two important 2026 World …
Continue reading here ▶Two of the foreign assistants to new Super Eagles coach Finidi George, Benjamin James and Chima Onyeike, also have Nigerian roots. James grew up in Ajegunle, Lagos. The Bayelsa State native featured for Shooting Stars and Stores before he moved to play in Italy and Germany. He has for over a decade being at German …
Continue reading here ▶New Super Eagles coach Finidi George will be assisted by two foreign coaches, according to the NFF. One of these assistants is a Dutch/Nigerian fitness trainer. This was conveyed at the media presentation of Finidi as the Super Eagles coach in Abuja today. The NFF also disclosed that former international Daniel Amokachi and goalkeeper trainer …
Continue reading here ▶Former international Daniel Amokachi will be one of the assistant coaches to new Super Eagles coach Finidi George. NFF president Ibrahim Gusau announced this appointment today at the media presentation of Finidi. Amokachi was an assistant coach when Nigeria last won the AFCON in 2013 in South Africa. His latest appointment was pushed by politicians. …
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