The former coach of the senior national team of Nigeria Salisu Yusuf is set for a remarkable comeback to the national team setup of Nigeria, OwnGoalNigeria.com can exclusively reveal.
Arriving in August 2025 on the bench of the Ouidah club to succeed Victor Zvunka, the Nigerian technician Salisu Yusuf will not continue into a second season.
After finishing second in the Benin Republic championship behind Sobemap, he parted ways with Coton FC by mutual agreement, despite having one year left on his contract.
Now back in Nigeria, he is among the options put forward as assistants to Eric Chelle for the U23 job of Nigeria. A terrain that he is very familiar with after serving as assistant to Samson Siasia and head coach in the past.
He is said to have visited the National Sports Commission (NSC) for talks over the role, which was handed to Chelle in addition to his current role as the head coach of the senior national team of Nigeria.
