SL10.ng understands that
Germany World Cup legend
Lothar Matthäus and Jens Keller
are among the candidates vying
to coach Nigeria's National Team.
In football parlance, both
Germans are now free agents ,
therefore, the Nigeria Football
Federation will not have to part
with a single euro as financial
compensation to any club or
association to secure their
signature.
For the past three years, Lothar
Matthäus has been in the
unemployment market after
severing ties with the Bulgaria
national team, whom he handled
for 12 months, from September
23, 2010 to September 19, 2011.
On the other hand, Jens Keller is
searching for a new employer
after he was relieved of his
duties earlier this month at
Bundesliga side Schalke 04.
Both high profile coaches have
given their word that they will
send in their applications to the
eggheads at the Nigeria Football
Federation before the end of this
week.
Retired Germany skipper Lothar
Matthäus could not be reached
for comments on Saturday as he
was doing punditry on television,
but his representative has
indicated that he's eager to
handle the Super Eagles so long
as the NFF meets his demands.
Before the appointment of a
substantive manager to tutor the
Super Eagles, the Nigeria
Federation has put together a
plan B by naming a consortium
of coaches, led by veteran Amodu
Shuaibu, to handle the national
team.