We ‘ll support our son, Finidi as new Super Eagles coach, says Gov. Diri

Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has congratulated Bayelsa-born recently appointed Head Coach of the Nigerian nationalist shot team, Finidi George.

Governor Diri besides commended the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) for appointing the caller Super Eagles tactician based connected merit.

He stated this connected Thursday during the draws for the 2024 Bayelsa Governor’s Cup Tournament, christened, ‘Prosperity Cup’, aft the play Prosperity Walk astatine the Samson Siasia Sports Complex successful Yenagoa.

His Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Daniel Alabrah, successful a statement, quoted the politician arsenic having commended the NFF for appointing a lad of the ungraded for the prestigious job.

He said that the politician disclosed that the NFF President, Ibrahim Gusau, who visited him connected Wednesday, asked wherefore helium did not lobby for Finidi to get the occupation similar immoderate of his colleagues did, and that helium responded that his disposition was ever to let merit play a large relation successful specified situations.

Governor Diri besides said that Finidi did not telephone him to power the determination of the Glass House, stressing that the Super Eagles Coach, connected his ain merit, had chopped his teeth arsenic a erstwhile Nigerian international, who played for clubsides successful Nigeria and abroad.

He arsenic noted that Finidi had garnered the requisite coaching acquisition with overseas and section clubsides arsenic good arsenic an adjunct manager of the nationalist squad nether contiguous past coach, Jose Peseiro.

He said: “Let maine usage this accidental to admit the Nigeria Football Federation for appointing 1 of our ain arsenic manager of the Super Eagles, a lad of the soil.

“We each cognize Finidi George arsenic a nonrecreational footballer nationally and internationally and helium decided to instrumentality connected a coaching career.

“Yesterday, the NFF President was with maine present successful Yenagoa and helium told maine that, Your Excellency, you did not adjacent lobby for your lad portion different governors were lobbying for their ain to beryllium the coach. I said, you cognize my disposition: I ever let merit to travel to play.

“In our discussion, I besides made it wide that Finidi ne'er called maine to say, Your Excellency, I americium going for this, delight lobby for me. So, I judge helium got it connected his ain merit and helium is going to service Nigeria. But helium has to cognize that helium is besides from Bayelsa.”

Diri wished Finidi good and assured him that helium and the authorities volition enactment him and the NFF to succeed.

Finidi George is the 4th Super Eagles Head Coach who hails from Bayelsa State. Others earlier him were the precocious Paul Hamilton, Monday Sinclair and Samson Siasia. Interestingly, they are each from Sagbama section authorities country of the state.

Earlier, Director-General of the Bayelsa Governor’s Football Tournament, Mr. Ono Akpe, said the yearly contention has received the endorsement of the Federal Ministry of Sports, successful designation of the governor’s outstanding publication successful promoting sports.