By Gbenga Jolaosho
Abuja
The Nigeria Football Federation has concluded arrangement to release names of applicants for the vacant position of Super Eagles’ Head Coach on Friday.
Among those jostling for the job includes the Super Eagles interim coach Salisu Yusuf, Serbians Alexandra Rogic, Goran Stepanovic and France’s Paul Le Guen.
And in order to accommodate more applications the NFF Technical and Development Committee has set a deadline of Wednesday, 6th July 2016 for interested candidates to apply for the position.
Chairman of the committee, Barrister Chris Green, disclosed that applications are invited from all persons who feel they are qualified for the position, as the three –time African champions get set to begin preparations for an interesting 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying race against Algeria, Cameroon and Zambia.
Green dispelled the rumour making round that the NFF had already picked Paul Le Guen for the Eagles job, saying the French coach has just filling his application as opposed to news that he has been selected.
Le Guen was said to have been linked to the Eagles job by Arsenal’s David Dein and he allegedly negotiated the monthly sum of $44,000.
“I can confirm to you that the technical committee of the NFF will be short listing the candidates for the Eagles job on Friday July 9, 2016, hence we encourage applications from all highly –qualified persons, whether they be Nigerians or expatriates.
“Also, I can confirm with all authority to you that Paul Le Guen just put in his applications for the job.” Green said.
The new Eagles manager will have only six competitive games to deal with in the next two years.
Since Nigeria failed to qualify for the 2017 African Cup of Nations, the new coach will focus on qualifiers for the 2018 world Cup.
The Super Eagles are away to Zambia’s Chipolopolo on Match-day 1 (October 3) and will then host the Fennecs of Algeria on November 7. They will then host Cameroon’s Indomitable Lions on August 28, 2017 and visit the Lions five days later, before hosting Zambia a month after and then rounding off the series by visiting Algeria on November 7, 2017.
