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NFF not aware of Finidi’s resignation — Gusau

News Express |15th Jun 2024 | 270
NFF not aware of Finidi’s resignation — Gusau

Super Eagles coach, Finidi George




The President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Ibrahim Gusau, says he is unaware embattled Super Eagles coach, Finidi George, has tendered his resignation.

This comes amid reports online that the coach resigned after the NFF announced Thursday that it would hire an expatriate technical adviser for the Eagles, following their dismal performances in the 2026 World Cup qualifying series.

The Eagles have managed just three points from a possible 12, and sit fifth in the six-team Group C, which has put their qualification hopes in jeopardy.

The Eagles dismal outings drew the ire of the countrys football-crazy populace, who are still smarting from the disappointment of the teams non-qualification for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

Mixed reactions trailed the NFFs announcement on Thursday, with some followers of the team calling on the federations board members and Finidi to tender their resignations.

According to reports , Finidi is livid that the NFF leadership met with the sports minister two days ago, but failed to mention that players reported late to the camp and that they (NFF) did nothing to mobilise Nigerians in Ivory Coast to support the Eagles in last Mondays match with Benin Republic.

The reports added that Finidi, whos overseen just two Eagles games since he took charge in April, resigned from his post Tuesday (today) morning.

However, when our correspondent sent a WhatsApp message to Gusau to confirm if Finidi had resigned, he replied, Not yet aware. (Saturday PUNCH)




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