Former Nigeria Football Federation president Amaju Melvin Pinnick had thrown his weight behind Finidi George To Become the Super Eagles coach.
Enyimba International’s head coach is among the coaches who have signified interest in the vacant position of the national team.
Pinnick who is a council member of FIFA while speaking on Arise TV backed Finidi to perform well as the coach of the Super Eagles.
“Under his ( Jose Peseiro) internship was a player who was once regarded as one of the best wingers in the world- Finidi George- one of the best wingers at a point- a player who had a formal or informal internship as a player under one of the best coaches in the world Luis Van Gaal- a player that at Real Betis, he was excellent. He(Finidi) was at Ajax, and if you know Ajax, they believe in developmental football, where they teach you how to chest, trap, and play the ball again. So he has those virtues, and my opinion is that we encourage him”
“He played two friendly games, he lost one and made negative history because Mali has not beaten Nigeria in over 40 years, and positive history because Nigeria has not beaten Ghana in over 30 years.
“In my opinion, I’ve seen him, I’ve worked with him, I brought him on when I was president as one of the assistant coaches. He has some virtues that we need as a coach. He has leadership, dexterity, and most importantly, humility.
“There’s no encumbrance, if you wave Finidi round, you will not see any encumbrance around him. There are many of information and many things I know”, he said.
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