How Ike Shorunmu and Finidi George Were Kicked Out of Super Eagles

A number of days earlier than Nigeria’s 2023 African Cup of Nations qualifying match in opposition to Guinea Bissau, on March 24,  assistant Coach Finidi George and goalkeeper Coach, Ike Shorunmu have been dropped from the Teaching crew.

Shorunmu and Finidi have been changed by the Nigeria Soccer Federation, with Flying Eagles goalkeeper coach, Olatunji Baruwa and former Enyimba head coach, Usman Abdallah changing them respectively.

The choice was taking with the complete data and approval of Tremendous Eagles head Coach, Jose Peseiro.

Confirming the state of affairs, Shorunmu instructed FL that, “I’ve simply been knowledgeable by a high NFF official that Coach Peseiro mentioned he doesn’t want my companies within the Tremendous Eagles once more.”

“No purpose was given for the choice. Finidi George has additionally been sacked and changed by one other coach. At this level, I’m no extra a member of the Tremendous Eagles technical crew.

“I noticed that one thing was mistaken someplace when the coach didn’t carry me alongside within the invitation of Rivers United goalkeeper for the forthcoming AFCON qualifier in opposition to Guinea Bissau.

“I used to be really the one which knowledgeable him of two home-based goalkeepers, one from Sunshine Stars and one other from Rivers United.

“I steered that certainly one of them be invited to the Tremendous Eagles workforce. However when he determined to choose one out of the 2, I used to be not carried alongside,” Ike Shorunmu defined.

FL gathered the Coaches had been dismissed for mounting stress of the NFF for legitimate official contracts and fee of their backlog of Salaries owed.

Shorunmu and Finidi had been initially handed technical roles within the Tremendous Eagles workforce again in 2022, their appoints had been introduced however by no means specified and majority of the phrases unsure.

Each males beforehand performed for the Tremendous Eagles and had earned 98 caps between them.

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