Finidi George Is New Super Eagles Head Coach

Posted by Nwa Diokpa Featured, Latest Headlines, Sports News Tuesday, April 30th, 2024

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Football Federation has announced that it has appointed Finidi George as the new Super Eagles head coach.

Finidi George beat Emmanuel Amuneke to the job.

He spent 20 months as an assistant to José Santos Peseiro before the Portuguese voluntarily resigned after their outing at the Africa Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast where they took the Silver medal.
George was in charge of the team in an interim capacity in the two friendly matches in Morocco last month.

His first task will be to lead the Super Eagles to victory in two 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches against South Africa and Benin Republic in Uyo and Abidjan, respectively.

The Super Eagles must win the matches as they lagged behind in third place in Group C of the African campaign.