Kasimpasa FC defender Kenneth Omeruo has urged the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to employ a new coach for the Super Eagles of Nigeria as soon as possible.
Omeruo who made the call in a radio programme said that the NFF should employ a new coach before Nigeria’s 2026 FIFA World Cup clash with South Africa.
He also reflected on the performance of caretaker coach George Finidi, who led the Super Eagles in their last two friendly games against the Black Stars of Ghana and Mali.
“I don’t know about everyone, but for me and a few others, he (Finidi) did well. He was short-staffed. There is only one coach working as an analyst, training without an assistant,” Omeruo told Brila FM.
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“I like that he kept the same system we used at the AFCON. But against Mali, I would have played everyone, given everyone a chance to play, and maybe things would have turned out differently, and he would be a strong contender for the job.”
In addition, Omeruo asked the NFF to expeditiously finalize the selection of a new coach in order to allow them to concentrate on their forthcoming World Cup qualifying match against South Africa.
“We started the World Cup qualifiers poorly, and that’s on us as players, but I do believe we have the quality to qualify for the World Cup. But we need to sort out the issue of the head coach real quickly because June is just around the corner.”
