The Nigeria Football Federation has confirmed Finidi George as the new head coach of the Super Eagles, the nation’s senior men’s national team.
This announcement was revealed in a statement released on Monday, unveiling the 52-year-old former Ajax Amsterdam and Real Betis forward as the newest manager of the nation’s senior men’s national team.
This move recognizes George’s impressive contribution to the team during Peseiro’s 20-month tenure, as the former Super Eagles winger demonstrated a mastery of the game and an ability to effectively nurture players into a formidable force.
During his brief stint as the interim coach of the Super Eagles, Finidi George made a significant impact. Despite the team’s lackluster performance against Mali in the Morocco friendly matches, George etched his name into the history books by guiding Nigeria to a 2-1 triumph over arch-rivals Ghana—a victory that ended a staggering 18-year-long drought.
“George, a member of the so-styled ‘Golden Generation’ that won the 1994 Africa Cup of Nations tournament in Tunisia and emerged as the second most entertaining team in Nigeria’s debut at the FIFA World Cup finals in USA the same year, won 62 caps for Nigeria, including featuring at the 1994 and 1998 FIFA World Cup finals,” the NFF statement partly read.