The future of the coach of the senior national team of Nigeria Jose Peseiro has dominated discussions in the wake of the team’s uninspiring performances in back to back AFCON qualifiers games against Guinea Bissau.
Nigeria lost 0-1 to Guinea Bissau but won away 1-0 in the reverse tie to reclaim top spot but their performance in both games was far from convincing leading to calls for the coach to be cut loose when his contract expires in June.
With the NFF still owing the Portuguese four months of unpaid wages, not ten as widely reported and a clause saying he can only be sacked if he fails to win the next AFCON, a decision appears not to be imminent on his future.
Reacting to his unsettled future, former Nigeria U17, U20 and also Chelsea youth teamer Emma Sarki said even though the coach looks out of his depth, he is still better than any other indigenous coach being talked about his possible replacement.
” The problem with most indigenous coaches is that football has left them behind. We see how the U23 crashed out of the race to be at next months U23 AFCON. Look at our teams in the CAF tournaments under indigenous coaches. Peseiro to me over any indigenous coach unless we want to continue recycling those who failed the team”,he rounded up saying.
Mohammed Mowiz
