Paul Le Guen is the New Coach for Nigeria"s Super Eagles"

Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has announced the appointment of Frenchman Paul Le Guen, 52, as the new Technical Adviser of the Super Eagles.

 

The new Eagles’ boss Le Guen who steered the Indomitable Lions of Cameroun to the 2010 FIFA World Cup finals in South Africa is to be assisted by Nigerian Salisu Yusuf, who takes the role of Chief Coach.

 

Both appointments are subject to agreement of contract terms with the NFF Executive Committee. Le Guen is believed to be on a $40,000 per month pay while his assistant is expected to be on a N1.5million monthly.

 

Le Guen played for Brest, Nantes and Paris Saint Germain and won 17 caps for France, before coaching Rennes, Lyon, PSG (in France) and Glasgow Rangers (in Scotland). He also coached Oman.

 

Yusuf, a former Ranch Bees star player was capped at Under-20 level by Nigeria. He is a former coach of both Kano Pillars and Enyimba of Aba.

 

After Sunday Oliseh quit the Eagles job and Samson Siasia held forth for two games in the qualifiers for the AFCON 2017, Yusuf stepped in as an interim coach for two international friendly matches in Europe at the end of May, which Eagles won.

 

Spokesman of the Committee, Paul Bassey, said after the meeting at the NFF secretariat yesterday that Enugu Rangers gaffer Imama Amapakabo and former Super Eagles’ goalkeeper and skipper Alloy Agu, who served as assistant coach and goalkeeper trainer for the games against Mali and Luxembourg in May, retained their places in the technical crew.

 

The new crew’s immediate challenge is a 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Tanzania in the first week of September – a dead rubber, but which would serve as ample preparation for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying match away to Zambia on October 3.

 

The committee has also recommended to the NFF Board, the appointment of one-time Super Eagles’ assistant coach, Bitrus Bewarang as the new NFF Technical Director.

 

Bewarang, who is president of the Nigeria Football Coaches Association, will replace the late Coach Shaibu Amodu.

There is also a recommendation that former Super Eagles’ defender Nduka Ugbade be restored to the Under-17 national team as assistant to Coach Manu Garba.

Paul Le Guen is the New Coach for Nigeria"s Super Eagles"

Siasia Angry With European Clubs

Former Super Eagles Striker Samson Siasia has expressed his anger towards majority of European clubs for failing to give black coaches, the opportunity to manage clubs in Europe.

Siasia, is currently handling the Super Eagles after the shock resignation of Sunday Oliseh some few weeks back.

The 48 year old  acquired his coaching badge from United States of America (USA) and Europe the  has now said European clubs are guilty of not giving black coaches a chance.

Siasia, who first coached Nigeria Super Eagles in 2010, before being fired the following year also added there are only a handful of black coaches working in Europe because the clubs there do not believe in them.

“I want to believe that the reasons there are not many black coaches working in Europe are because the European clubs hardly give us a chance and they do not believe in us,” Siasia said.

He also emphasized that many African players has played at the highest level in Europe which they excelled,this players further go on to get coaching badges in Europe but this European clubs fail to give the chance to show the exploit of the field.

Siasia Angry With European Clubs

Samson Siasia Takes Charge As Coach Of Nigeria Super Eagles Again

Samson Siasia has been reappointed as coach of the Nigerian super eagles for the second time after his contract was cancelled in 2011 after failing to take Nigeria to the African Nations Cup in Gabon/Equatorial Guinea.

 

The previous head coach Sunday Oliseh resigned from the post yesterday after complaining about unpaid wages for the past few months.

 

The former striker of the Super Eagles will be working with respected tactician Salisu Yusuf, FIFA U-17 World Cup winner Emmanuel Amuneke and Alloy Agu for the upcoming 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Egypt.

 

This announcement was made the official website of the Nigeria Football Federation on Friday.

Samson Siasia Takes Charge As Coach Of Nigeria Super Eagles Again