NFF still working on Finidi George’s contract, assistants

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), yesterday, revealed that it is inactive moving connected the details of Coach Finidi George’s contract, adjacent arsenic it has fixed the Enyimba manager the mandate to commencement preparing for Super Eagles’ 2026 World Cup qualifiers against South Africa and the Benin Republic successful June.

The NFF named George arsenic the substantive manager of the Super Eagles connected Monday, ending speculations implicit the individuality of Jose Peseiro’s successor 3 months aft the Portuguese near the job.

The federation, however, did not uncover the details of George’s contract, starring to speculations that the assemblage was forced into making the assignment by outer influences.

But NFF Media Director, Ademola Olajire, told The Guardian, yesterday, that the federation has been moving connected the details of the deal, adding, “Everything volition beryllium revealed erstwhile they are sorted.”

He besides said that the manager has been permitted to prime his assistants and revert to the federation.

The Guardian learnt that George’s archetypal task is to unfastened a campy for home-based players, to integrate them into the Super Eagles.
With the campy scheduled for Uyo successful May, George, who has been with the Eagles for implicit 2 years, is expected to prime immoderate players to regenerate immoderate of the foreign-based stars, who person not been capable to propulsion their value successful the nationalist team.

This volition besides prevention the NFF immoderate wealth from formation tickets and different expenses that travel the invitation of players from overseas to Nigeria.

The determination is besides portion of plans to commencement gathering a home-based squad up of the qualifiers for the African Nations Championship (CHAN) successful a yet-to-be-named venue.

The Super Eagles are placed 3rd successful Group C of the 2026 World Cup qualifying bid down Rwanda and South Africa aft 2 disappointing draws with Lesotho and Zimbabwe.

Only radical leaders are guaranteed a summons to the enactment successful the United States, Canada, and Mexico.

Meanwhile, NFF President, Ibrahim Gusau, yesterday, hosted the Ambassador of Burundi to Nigeria, Edward Nduwimana, a erstwhile General Secretary of the Football Federation of Burundi, who was besides erstwhile caput of a Regional FA and one-time Deputy Speaker of Parliament.

Talks centred connected Nigeria and Burundi strengthening relationships successful the shot sector, arsenic good arsenic exploring areas of imaginable practice betwixt the 2 countries’ shot governing bodies.