The Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, on Monday announced the appointment of Finidi George as new Super Eagles head coach.
George beat former Nigeria international Emmanuel Amuneke to the job.
He had spent 20 months as assistant to José Santos Peseiro before the Portuguese voluntarily left the post following the accomplishment of Africa Cup of Nations runner-up position at Cote d’Ivoire 2023.
George took charge of the squad in interim capacity during two friendly matches in Morocco last month.
His immediate task will be to guide the Super Eagles to victory in two 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches against South Africa and Benin Republic in Uyo and Abidjan respectively, in the coming weeks.
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