Super Eagles: Don’t look down on Nigerian coaches, Gora tells NFF

Elias Gora, a retired sports administrator, advised the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) on Friday not to look down on Nigerian coaches in picking a substantive Super Eagles’ manager.

Gora, in an interview with the newsmen in Lagos, said Nigerian coaches have what it takes to do the job.

He said, “It is about time the job is done by our home made coaches who have-contributed perfectly to the team.

“This is a reality; we can see other countries like Cameroon and Senegal that engaged their local coaches and performed excellently in the past.

“It’s your own that will lead you to success; look at Cote d'Ivoire, which succeeded by employing their local coach.

“There are so many Nigerians that have done that perfectly, so why are we now looking down on them presently?”

The sport administrator appealed to NFF to look within and choose the appropriate coach for the team.

According to him, no matter how many times the country has failed, they should think within the box and have a solid foundation to lay for the coming generations.

He said that a Nigerian would perform better than any foreign coach, with their valuable contributions and experiences in the past.

Supreme News reports that the NFF technical committee met on Thursday in Abuja to shortlist coaches who had applied to replace Jose Peseiro as Super Eagles coach.

The committee will also go through applications from coaches for the vacant position of head coach of the country’s U17 team, the Golden Eaglets.

The committee will table their recommendations before the NFF executive committee, after which the football federation will announce the successful candidates.

Top coaches like Emmanuel Amuneke, Finidi George, Daniel Amokachi, Samson Siasia and Salisu Yusuf have all applied to lead the Super Eagles.

Coaches interested in leading the Golden Eaglets include Manu Garba, Nduka Ugbade and Abdullahi Biffo.