JUST IN: NFF appoints coach banned for bribery, others to head national groups

JUST IN: NFF appoints coach banned for bribery, others to head national groups

The Executive Committee of the Nigeria Football Federation has popular the advice of its Technical and Pattern Sub-Committee for the appointment of Salisu Yusuf because the Head Coach of the Gargantuan Eagles B (in every other case identified because the CHAN crew) as successfully because the U23 (Olympics) crew.

Yusuf became as soon as previously banned for gathering bribes as an Assistant Coach of the Gargantuan Eagles after he became as soon as caught on camera in August 2018 accepting money from males who posed as football brokers to steal two gamers for his Morocco 2018 African Nations Championship squad.

He became as soon as attributable to this truth banned for 365 days and ordered to pay a elegant of $5,000 by the federation following the NFF Ethics and Attractive Play Committee ruling that the coach purchased $1,000 from the males.

The NFF reinstated the coach in 2019 after serving his punishment and later popular his return as Assistant Coach of the Gargantuan Eagles and Head Coach of the Gargantuan Eagles B crew, with elevate out from November 1, 2021.

Salisu’s appointment became as soon as contained in an announcement on Thursday by the NFF’s spokesperson, Ademola Olajire, titled, ‘NFF appoints Salisu, Bosso, Ugbade, Bassey to head male National Teams’.

The NFF moreover talked about that “a brand contemporary Head Coach for the Gargantuan Eagles will possible be announced and officially unveiled as soon as the processes for his engagement and contract-signing are concluded”.

Yusuf, who became as soon as Head Coach of the Gargantuan Eagles B when the crew emerged runner-up of the African Nations Championship in Morocco in 2018, will work with Kennedy Boboye (Assistant Coach); Fatai Osho (Assistant Coach); Abubakar Bala Mohammed (Assistant Coach); Fidelis Ikechukwu (Assistant Coach); Eboboritse Uwejamomere (Match Analyst) and Ike Shorounmu (Goalkeepers’ Trainer) and Suleiman Shuaibu (Goalkeepers’ Trainer 2).

In varied appointments, Ladan Bosso retains his instruct as Head Coach of the U20 Boys. He’s going to work with light U17 Head Coach, Fatai Amao (Assistant Coach); Oladuni Oyekale (Assistant Coach); Jolomi Atune Alli (Assistant Coach) and; Baruwa Olatunji Abideen (Goalkeepers’ Trainer)

For the U17 Boys, Golden Eaglets, Nduka Ugbade became as soon as named Head Coach. He’s going to work with Ahmad Lawal Dankoli (Assistant Coach); Omoniyi Haruna Ilerika (Assistant Coach); Yemi Daniel (Assistant Coach) and; Mohammed Nasiru Isah (Goalkeepers’ Trainer). Ugbade captained Nigeria’s first cadet crew that received the FIFA U16 World Cup in China in 1985.

For the U13/15 Boys identified as Future Eagles, Patrick Bassey will possible be Head Coach and can work with Abdullahi Tyabo Umar (Assistant Coach); Mohammed Kalli Kachalla (Assistant Coach); Ifeanyi Uba (Assistant Coach); Alh. Mohammed Kwairanga (Assistant Coach) and; Abubakar Abdullahi (Goalkeepers’ Trainer).

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