The minister for sports activities senator John Enoh has directed the Nigeria Soccer Federation (NFF) to carry an finish to the drama of appointing a brand new coach for the senior nationwide group of Nigeria by making Janne Andersson the brand new coach , OwnGoalNigeria.com can completely reveal.
Tremendous Eagles will head into the AFCON qualifiers beneath a caretaker coach in Austine Eguavoen following the lack of the NFF to nominate a alternative for Finidi George, who left his function two months in the past.
Janne Andersson was picked by the president of the NFF Ibrahim Musa Gusau, however he met stiff opposition from board members in addition to the technical committee as a result of the coach wasn’t among the many shortlisted coaches for the job.
That deadlock caused a halt in negotiations with the NFF, however in a gathering which lasted round seven minutes in accordance with sources the minister mandated Gusau to go forward and appoint Andersson as coach.
An announcement is alleged to be imminent, despite the fact that the selection is unpopular with prime hierarchy of the board and has strained the connection between the NFF president and the technical committee members.
They mentioned it’s the second time he’s going out of their suggestion to nominate a coach, after doing the identical factor within the appointment of Finidi who lasted solely a month within the job.