NFF Explains Situation In Super Eagles’ Technical Crew, Says Nobody Was Sacked

The Nigeria Soccer Federation has issued an announcement decrying media studies that it sacked two members of the Tremendous Eagles’ technical crew, Messrs Finidi George and Ike Shorounmu from the crew.

The assertion learn: As a part of cost-cutting measures instituted in the beginning of the brand new administration, we established a rotation coverage among the many assistant coaches, based mostly on the excessive quantity, which was agreed with all of them. The final time that the crew had a programme, Mr. Finidi George was the one who travelled for the pleasant match in Portugal. This rotation coverage is just for matches. When there’s a match, all of them will likely be with the crew.

He knew at the moment that the subsequent journey can be that of Mr. Usman Abdallah. Abdallah is solely taking his flip to be within the camp for this system of Tremendous Eagles Vs Djurtus of Guinea Bissau, and Mr. George will likely be round for the subsequent program.

The opposite one who may have been contending, Mr. Salisu Yusuf, has been despatched to the U23 crew. There was no victimization, sleight of hand or any disrespect meant to our illustrious ex-international gamers.

The case of goalkeepers’ coach, Ike Shorounmu is considerably peculiar, as the previous Nigeria goalkeeper confirmed a transparent lack of need to be in camp for the matches in opposition to Guinea Bissau.

We don’t need to go into any particulars as a result of we’ve got the utmost respect for all our ex-internationals, together with Mr. Shorounmu. It was solely once we acquired the clear sign that he was unwilling to come back, and the Head Coach was in a quandary, that he (Coach Peseiro) requested for the providers of Olatunji Baruwa, who he had seen at work through the U20 AFCON in Egypt, to assist do the work of coaching the goalkeepers.

We agree there are a selection of challenges regarding contracts of coaches of Nationwide Groups that we have to speedily resolve. The NFF is engaged on these and the problems will quickly be previously.

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