March 21, (THEWILL) – The Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) has denied rumours circulating in local media that it has fired a portion of the Super Eagles’ technical staff.
According to these reports, assistant coaches, Finidi George and Ike Shorunmu, were let go, but the NFF released a statement condemning the claims as false. The statement read: “As part of cost-cutting measures instituted at the beginning of the new administration, we established a rotation policy among the assistant coaches, based on the high number, which was agreed with all of them.
“The last time that the team had a programme, Mr Finidi George was the person who travelled for the friendly match in Portugal. This rotation policy is only for matches. When there is a tournament, all of them will be with the team.
“He knew at that time that the next trip would be that of Mr. Usman Abdallah. Abdallah is simply taking his turn to be in the camp for the program of Super Eagles Vs Djurtus of Guinea Bissau, and Mr George will be around for the next program.”
With Nigeria’s Super Eagles preparing for their match against Guinea-Bissau on March 24, the NFF emphasised its commitment to the team’s success, saying: “We are one big family, and everyone is working towards the same goal – the success of the Super Eagles.”
Jude Obafemi is a versatile senior Correspondent at THEWILL Newspapers, excelling in sourcing, researching, and delivering sports news stories for both print and digital publications.
