The new Super Eagles head coach Finidi George is likely to settle for a foreign assistant coach.
According to SCORENigeria, Finidi has been given a free hand by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to pick his assistants.
The former Ajax and Real Betis winger is keen to work with those who will add real value to what he aims to achieve as Eagles gaffer.
Former internationals, Emmanuel Amuneke, Daniel Amokachi, and Michael Nsien are among the names already touted to be part of the new technical crew.
Meanwhile the Ibrahim Gusau-led board of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has charged their new employee Finidi George to ensure that the Eagles qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
The Super Eagles are yet to record a win in the qualifiers after drawing their opening two games against Lesotho and Zimbabwe.
“In the month of June, Nigeria will play the games of their lives against South Africa and Benin,” Ikpeba, a member of the NFF technical committee, told SuperSport.
“We are on the back foot after we drew our first two World Cup qualifiers and so we have to win the next games.
“We have the players and if Finidi can get the best out of them, we will qualify for the World Cup.”
IKpeba also said the new coach will also be expected to give players playing their football in Nigeria a more decent chance in the Super Eagles.
“He lives here, he works here (as coach of NPFL champions Enyimba),” he said.
“He will give the local players a chance in his team. He will have to look inwards, that’s how we got the player Finidi George.”
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