Former Super Eagles winger George Finidi has sent a farewell message to Nigeria Premier League football champions Enyimba as he prepares to take over as the manager of the senior national team.
The ex-Ajax player who delivered his farewell message in a statement issued on Sunday said that his first season with Enyimba was a difficult one because of some challenges but my second was better and hopefully, the current season will be better than the last season.
Finidi also noted that he was asking for something less some years ago when he applied to be the coach of the U-17 team but God has blessed him with a bigger package as the coach of the Super Eagles.
He said; “After three good years, I will be leaving Enyimba. I was asking for something less, but God has given me a bigger one, I didn’t know when I was applying for the U-17 job, which I applied for twice. I kept my cool, and I decided to join the Aba Giants, but how God wanted it, I have been giving the Super Eagles job,” Finidi stated in his address.
“My first season at Enyimba was a difficult one because of some challenges, but my second was better, and hopefully this season will be better than the last season.
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“It’s quite unfortunate that I won’t finish this season with Enyimba, but I would have loved to, but that isn’t possible at this point in time.
“I want to thank you all because for me, Enyimba is like a family, I’m going, but I won’t forget you all. Definitely, I will soon come to Aba to watch Enyimba play because my duty now is to make a team with foreign and home-based players.
“It’s quite emotional for me because I knew that when I came here, I came with my son, but he left after one year because it wasn’t easy for him, but I knew what I was looking for, and I wanted to prove myself here.
“I’m happy and at the same time sad that I am leaving Enyimba. I want to thank you all for the support. It hasn’t been easy, but Enyimba has really prepared me for bigger challenges. Aba isn’t an easy place to coach.” Finidi added.