Rivers United coach Finidi George had one of the shortest spell of any permanent manager in the history of the Nigeria national team after he was relieved of his appointment after just a month, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.
His short reign came to an end after a 1-2 defeat by Benin Republic coming after a 1-1 draw against South Africa in the world cup qualifiers in Uyo. He was subsequently relieved of his role.
Prior to his appointment as the permanent coach of the team , he was initially placed as interim head and played two friendly games against Ghana and Mali respectively.
Looking back at his short reign after replacing Jose Peseiro after the AFCON, where he was one of the assistants of the Portuguese, a senior player in the team said he was unlucky.
” I really think Finidi was unlucky. The system he wants us to play is the same with that of Eric Chelle. However with Chelle we started off with a win and a draw unlike Finidi who started off with a draw and a defeat”, he said.
” I also think Finidi George was too much in a hurry to change things and the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) backed Victor Osimhen over him when he was the one at the receiving end. They never truly rated him, so they ignored all the mitigating factors and sanction his exit”.
Mohammed Mowiz Suleiman
