Nigerians React As NFF Announces New Coach

<p><em>Nigerians React<&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;">OpenLife Nigeria<&sol;a><&sol;strong> reports that the Nigeria Football Federation&comma; NFF&comma; a football governing body&comma; has officially announced former Porto manager&comma; Jose Peseiro&comma; as the new head coach of the Super Eagles&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;The NFF announced the Portuguese tactician in a communique issued at the end of its executive committee meeting on Wednesday&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;After careful consideration of a memo presented by Chairman of the Technical and Development Sub-Committee Ahmed Yusuf Fresh&comma; the Executive Committee endorsed a proposal for the appointment of <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;vanguardngr&period;com&sol;">Mr Jose Peseiro<&sol;a> as the new Head Coach of the Super Eagles&comma;” reads the statement&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;However&comma; the Committee resolved that Mr Augustine Eguavoen&comma; named the interim Head Coach&comma; will lead the Super Eagles to the AFCON 2021 in Cameroon with Mr Peseiro only playing the role of Observer&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;It was unanimously agreed that the AFCON is a good avenue for Mr Peseiro to launch a working relationship with Mr Eguavoen&comma; who will revert to his role as Technical Director &lpar;hence Mr Peseiro’s immediate boss&rpar; after the AFCON&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Reacting on social media&comma; Ayphilly de great said &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;NFF don come again&period; At least for now they use their head- after AFcon&period; But come to think of it&comma; what has this Peseiro guy achieved to merit this post&quest; Well we shall see&period;”<br &sol;>&NewLine;On his part&comma; William d conqueror said &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Why is Amaju Picnic running a one-man show&quest; Sorry is Nigeria name&period;”<br &sol;>&NewLine;He added &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;I hope your stay is long and fruitful&period; I pray that in your tenure&comma; the Super Eagles will become truly super&excl;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Once again&comma; welcome&excl;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;