NFF Appoints Jose Peseiro As Super Eagles Coach, Finidi As Assistant

The Nigerian Football Federation has appointed Mr José Santos Peseiro as the new Head Coach of the Senior Men National Team, Super Ea­gles.

The confirmation is with immediate effect, subject to the signing of agreed terms be­tween the NFF and Mr. Peseiro.

José Vitor dos Santos Pe­seiro, 62 last month, is a Portu­guese who played as a striker in his days and has wide and varied experience coaching top Clubs and National Teams across four different conti­nents, namely Europe, Asia, Africa and South America.

An educationist with a de­gree in physical education/ sports sciences, Peseiro has top-level coaching qualifica­tions/training, and has coached at Sporting Lisbon, FC Porto, Panathinaikos, Rapid Bucha­rest, Sporting Braga, Victoria Gumaraes, Al-Hilal, Al-Wahda, Al-Ahly Cairo, Sharjah FC and Real Madrid (assistant coach during the Galacticos era), as well as serving as Head Coach of the Saudi Arabian and Ven­ezuelan National Teams.

Peseiro is expected to lead out the Super Eagles for the first time during the upcom­ing tour of the United States of America (USA), during which the three-time African champi­ons will slug it out with Mexico and Ecuador ‘A’ Teams in pres­tige friendlies.

The Super Eagles will tan­go with the El Tri at the AT & T Stadium in Dallas, State of Texas on Saturday, May, 28 before flying to New Jersey to confront Ecuador at the Red Bull Arena in Harrison on Thursday, June 2.

The NFF also announced that former Nigeria interna­tional forward; Finidi George will now be first Assistant to Peseiro, with Salisu Yusuf now to be second Assistant as well as Head Coach of the CHAN and U23 National Teams.

Usman Abdallah is thirrd Assistant while Eboboritse Uwejamomere will be the Match Analyst and another former Nigeria international, Ike Shorounmu will be the Goalkeepers’ Trainer.