The Nigeria Football Federation has announced the appointment of former Super Eagle star player, Finidi George as new Super Eagles head coach.
The 52-year-old former Real Betis and Ajax Amsterdam attacker was given the job after the NFF Board approved the suggestion of its Technical and Development Committee, according to a report on Monday.
George, who spent 20 months as an assistant to José Santos Peseiro before the Portuguese voluntarily left the post following the accomplishment of Africa Cup of Nations runner-up position at Cote d’Ivoire 2023, took charge of the squad in an interim capacity during two friendly matches in Morocco last month.
George’s first assignment will be to guide the Super Eagles to victory in two 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches against South Africa and Benin Republic in Uyo and Abidjan, respectively, in a little over five weeks.
