President of the
Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, Melvin Amaju Pinnick has threatened to quit
his position if Nigeria does not hire a foreign coach for the Super Eagles.
A distraught Pinnick who watched the Eagles fail again to qualify for the 2017
African Cup of Nations coming up in Gabon promised to hire a foreign manager
for the Eagles in two weeks time. ”There is nothing to worry about the payment
of salary for the foreign manager. His wages is going to be taken care of by
the private sector. We’ve concluded that and it will not cost Government
anything”.Pinnick came under severe attacks from Nigerians the first time he muted the idea of a foreign coach after former Manager, Sunday Oliseh quit. The attack from prominent Nigerians and indigenous coaches was much that many condemned Pinnick for trying to distract interim coach Samson Siasia who needed encouragement as he prepared for the first match against the Pharaohs of Egypt.
But after watching the Eagles succumb 1-0 to Egypt, a defeat that practically knocked off Nigeria from the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations even with a match to go, Pinnick said that there was no going back on the employment of foreign manager for the Eagles.
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