The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has officially unveiled George Finidi as the new coach of the senior national team, replacing Portuguese tactician Jose Peseiro.
The 53-year-old, who was born in Port Harcourt and played for three clubs in Nigeria before moving abroad, was officially unveiled at the secretariat of the NFF in Abuja on Monday.
Dignitaries in attendance at the unveiling ceremony included Nigeria’s Sports Minister, John Enoh; NFF President, Ibrahim Gusau; and Secretary General of the Soccer House, Mohammed Sanusi.
The unveiling ceremony for the former winger for Ajax FC and Real Betis, who served as a 20-month assistant to former Nigerian senior national team manager Jose Peseiro, will officially begin his tenure as manager of the three-time African champions.
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This comes a day after Finidi sent a farewell message to Nigeria Premier League football champions Enyimba as he prepares to take over as the coach of the Super Eagles.
The coach, 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.
