Edema Fuludu, ex-Nigerian international, has urged the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) to offer fellow Super Eagles player George Finidi the senior national team job.
Jose Peseiro vacated the post after leading Nigeria to the final of African Cup of Nations tournament in Côte d’Ivoire, which the Eagles lost to the hosts 1-2
Fuludu told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Saturday that with Super Eagles 2-1 victory over Black Stars of Ghana in a friendly match on Friday, Finidi has shown that he is the right man for the job.
According to him, the leadership of NFF should look within the shores of the country for the appointment of a new gaffer for the Eagles.
“Finidi is calm, composed, and has the coaching qualifications to handle the team perfectly.
“As far as I am concerned, he is not someone that can be easily influenced.
“He is capable of handling the players, having understudied the former foreign coach, Jose Peseiro,” he said.
The ex-international said he was very happy over the victory over the Ghanian team by the Super Eagles.
He added that such a victory would also improve the eagle’s team’s spirit and raise the world’s ranking.
“I have been saying that employing an indigenous coach for the Super Eagles will bring the best out of our national players because he will understand the team better than the foreigners,” he said.
NAN reports that Super Eagles interim head coach George Finidi has praised his players following the team’s victory against the Black Stars at the Grand Stade de Marrakech on Friday night.
It was Nigeria’s first win over Ghana in 18 years.
NAN reports that the coach of the Black Stars, Otto Addo, is highly critical of Finidi’s Super Eagles ahead of the game.
The Ghanaian coach said he has taken his time to highlight Nigeria’s quality players on the wings and other players who could make a difference.
“They have really, really strong and experienced players, even though I guess not all of them are here. I think they have a very, very strong squad,” Addo said on the official webpage of the Ghana Football Association.(NAN)
