Sports Ministry Okays Peseiro For Super Eagles Top Job

The Sports Ministry has approved the appointment of Jose Peseiro as the new head coach of the Super Eagles, reports Completesports.com.

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has reportedly picked Peseiro to replace Gernot Rohr as the substantive head coach of the Super Eagles ahead of three other candidates.

The Sports Ministry led by Sunday Dare, according to several reports, however queried the procedures used by the NFF in selecting the Portuguese.

Frenchman Laurent Blanc, former Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde and erstwhile Netherlands defender Philip Cocu are the three other contenders for the post.

Completesports.com scooped that the sports ministry has now approved Peseiro’s appointment after talks with the NFF.

Details of Peseiro’s contract including paperworks are almost done and an announcement is expected be made soon.

The 62-year-old was first announced by the NFF to take over the Super Eagles after the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon.

Peseiro eventually did not take up the job after Augustine Eguavoen’s temporary appointment was extended to cover the ill-fated 2022 World Cup playoffs against the Black Stars of Ghana

The Portuguese last managed the Venezuelan national team. He has previously handled Egyptian club Al Ahly, his only managerial experience in Africa.

It remain to be seen if Peseiro will take charge of the Super Eagles for their friendlies against Mexico and Ecuador.

First assistant coach Salisu Yusuf released a 30-man list for the friendlies on Tuesday. The friendlies will take place in the United States of America late May and early June.

The Super Eagles are also scheduled to take on Sierra Leone and Sao Tome and Principe in a 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier next month.

https://www.completesports.com/sports-ministry-okays-peseiro-for-super-eagles-top-job/

the same NFF dt said dey dont have 144m to pay rhor after FIFA statement, now trying to pick another foreign coach dt would earn more dollars..
they should try n payup to avoid FIFA ban bcox na football dey Gv us joy for this country..

paulolee:
the same NFF dt said dey dont have 144m to pay rhor after FIFA statement, now trying to pick another foreign coach dt would earn more dollars..
they should try n payup to avoid FIFA ban bcox na football dey Gv us joy for this country..

This NFF is not fit to hire a coach for Nigeria


When they should be out of government by September

Hope he will be mandated to qualify us for & win the Nations Cup next year. Anything short of that is failure.

WibusJaga:


Hope he will be mandated to qualify us for & win the Nations Cup next year. Anything short of that is failure.

With his record I don't think he has anything tangible to offer

robosky02:



This NFF is not fit to hire a coach for Nigeria


When they should be out of government by September

I think d sport ministry should stop any plans of getting a new coach, get a new board n work with them on getting the new coach..
the new board may have different perspective about appointing a coach n may not align with this pasiero, we shouldn't force him on the new board, I think, dts how its done

ok

hmmmm

Chop I chop ministry

We hope we get it right this time.

This Islamic Lunatic and all his blood-thirsty cohorts must be arrested to face murder charges...

Just tell us he's the cheapest among the contenders

No need to read anything .Dem go sack am last last

Abeg anything super eagles dey run my belle of lately

What do Nigerians think?

Lol

I once said it that the job will be offered to the candidate with the least achievements and potential

OK

Minjim:
Just tell us he's the cheapest among the contenders

Exactly
The man will rake in 20million every month.
Others like valvade and Blanc billed NFF.

In dollars that's peanut in international football

esivue007:
Exactly
The man will rake in 20million every month

The damage has been done already. It is if no use employing a foreign coach now. There is no competition at hand. A local coach would have been engaged temporarily. A foreign coach could come in when we are 22 months aways from a major competition like nation cup.
NFF would get used to this coach towards a competition and sack him for a local coach they would have engaged now and the vicious circle will continue.

He doesn't have the best of records do far, let's see where this takes us

The same Peseiro they initially denied not been contacted.
Anyway, let's keep our fingers crossed & see what he have to offer.

Blanc and velverde is better than this man

ha
It shall never be well with all these corrupt politicians, officials and head of agencies.

robosky02:
Sports Ministry Okays Peseiro For Super Eagles Top Job

https://www.completesports.com/sports-ministry-okays-peseiro-for-super-eagles-top-job/

Details of Peseiro’s contract including paperworks are almost done and an announcement is expected be made soon.

What are those details? Unfortunately, completesports didn't do enought to find out. No be when kasala, everybody go begin ask quenchurn. Rohr gbese still de ground wey Dem never pay based on contract details the media didn't bother to find out and inform the public about

Waste of national cake

They should pay the former coach, before hiring a new one

Nigeria has an unmistakable penchant for mediocrity!
Just look at the list of other candidates shortlisted.. Laurent Blanc, Ernesto Valverde and Phillipe Cocu, and all we could settle for was the former National team coach of of Venezuela.
Once again it looks like a blueprint for dismal results for the Eagles.
Perhaps it's time we face some reality and delete the adjective 'super' from their title until they become deserving again.

Total failure and disaster!


is this the Best the Ministry and NFF can give Nigerians, shame to them all!

chrisxxx:
The damage has been done already. It is if no use employing a foreign coach now. There is no competition at hand. A local coach would have been engaged temporarily. A foreign coach could come in when we are 22 months aways from a major competition like nation cup.
NFF would get used to this coach towards a competition and sack him for a local coach they would have engaged now and the vicious circle will continue.

CAF nations cup holds next year. This is the best time to bring in a foreign coach