Ex Super Eagles legend Fashanu gives Support to Coach Peseiro

Former England participant of Nigerian descent, John Fashanu, has thrown his weight behind Portuguese Tremendous Eagles coach, Jose Peseiro.

Fashanu’s assertion got here after the 62-year-old just lately unveiled his plans to win the Africa Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast subsequent 12 months.

The Portuguese tactician had on a number of events promised to convey smiles on the faces of Nigerians by successful the long-coveted trophy after the nation final received it in 2013 underneath the steering of late Stephen Keshi.

Peseiro took over the Eagles job final Might, after the Eagles did not qualify for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

Fashanu, who had beforehand referred to as for the involvement of ex-Eagles gamers within the operating of the nation’s soccer, mentioned he didn’t doubt Peseiro’s capacity to construct a powerful squad to carry the Eagles to larger heights.

“I don’t doubt his (Peseiro) credentials, I consider he can do it,” the previous Wimbledon star.

“Now the World Cup is completed and we are able to put that behind us. Let’s see what the coach does. This is a gigantic activity for the coach as a result of he’s picked up the appropriate squad of gamers, who’re wonderful individually, however collectively as a group they’re very poor and he’s going to know what he’s going to do to right this

“I feel it’s going to be fairly early to say whether or not he has made the appropriate determination or not.”

Since taking cost of the Eagles job, Peseiro has recorded 4 defeats in friendlies in opposition to Mexico, Ecuador, Algeria and Portugal, whereas he has recorded two wins over Sierra Leone and Sao Tome and Principe in his first two Africa Cup of Nations qualifying video games.

He’ll nonetheless hope to enhance on his document with Nigeria when AFCON qualifiers resume in March, with the Eagles set to face Guinea-Bissau in two-legged fixtures.