One of the candidates for the job of the senior national team of Nigeria Tom Saintfeit has already started picking his backroom staff according to sources close to the Belgian, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.
Saintfeit is highly favored by the president of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Ibrahim Musa Gusau, but the technical committee of the football house recommended Eric Chelle, who was recently sacked as the coach of the senior national team of Mali.
In order not to leave any stone unturned and a bid to hit the ground running if he gets the job, the 51 year old has already started the process of picking his backroom staff and have established contact with a former Super Eagles star to be his first assistant.
The coach has also debunked news of the fact that he demanded for a monthly salary of $100,000 via his source, who said the news came to him as a surprise because his motivation to coach the Super Eagles isn’t financially driven.
Nigeria will be back in action in the Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers when they take on Benin Republic and Rwanda respectively in September.
Mohammed Mowiz Suleiman
