Tremendous Eagles striker Kelechi Iheanacho has voiced his assist for George Finidi to be named the following head coach of the Nigerian nationwide crew, Soccernet.ng stories.
Finidi and Iheanacho started working collectively for the primary time when the previous Actual Betis winger was appointed because the assistant to former Tremendous Eagles head coach Jose Peseiro in Could 2022.
The 2 have been part of the Tremendous Eagles squad for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations earlier this yr, the place Nigeria completed as runners-up to host Cote d’Ivoire.
With Peseiro preferring a entrance three attacking set-up of Victor Osimhen, Ademola Lookman, and Samuel Chukwueze or Moses Simon on the AFCON, there was restricted enjoying time for Iheanacho on the match.
Nonetheless, Peseiro left the function in March. Finidi was named because the interim head coach of the Tremendous Eagles whereas the Nigeria Soccer Federation shopped round for a brand new supervisor.
Finidi can also be reportedly one of many coaches who’ve utilized for the Tremendous Eagles job.
Nonetheless, former Barcelona winger Emmanuel Amunike is taken into account by many because the favorite to be appointed to the place. Others, together with Michael Nsien and Ndubuisi Egbo, are additionally believed to have an interest within the job.
Apparently, in Finidi’s first recreation accountable for the nationwide crew, the previous AFC Ajax star included Iheanacho within the Tremendous Eagles’ beginning eleven for the primary time in 2024.
The Leicester Metropolis ahead impressed as Nigeria, delivering a efficiency higher than within the AFCON last, defeated everlasting rivals Ghana 2-1 on the Grande Stade de Marrakech in Morocco.
Iheanacho was happy with how Finidi dealt with the Tremendous Eagles within the days resulting in the Ghana recreation and the Enyimba FC coach’s philosophy through the encounter.
The 27-year-old ahead has requested the NFF to permit Finidi to proceed because the everlasting supervisor of the nationwide crew.
“The coach (Finidi) has completed an incredible job,” Iheanacho stated on Finidi’s brief stint as interim coach, as per Afrik-Foot.
“It’s a short while for him to work with us. It’s simply solely him in the meanwhile. Hopefully, he’ll get extra probability with the crew.”
Nigeria will subsequent battle Mali in Morocco on Tuesday, handing Finidi one other probability to persuade many about his readiness for the Tremendous Eagles job.
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