Former Tremendous Eagles attacker Oladimeji Lawal has backed new Nigeria coach Finidi George to realize success with the nationwide workforce, Soccernet.ng stories.

The Nigeria Soccer Federation confirmed the appointment of Finidi earlier this month. Recall that the previous Ajax man was employed to take cost of the Tremendous Eagles on a interim foundation after Jose Peseiro left the job in March after the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.

Finidi had beforehand labored as an assistant beneath Peseiro, spending 20 months on the job. Nonetheless, his expertise has nonetheless been questioned as a result of other than the the Enyimba teaching job and the assistant function at PEC Zwolle, Finidi has not labored elsewhere.

Nonetheless, some retired Nigerian gamers like Ifeanyi Udeze and Paul Obiefule have backed Finidi to do properly with the Tremendous Eagles.

The most recent former Tremendous Eagles participant to point out help for Finidi is Lawal, who scored one aim in three appearances for Nigeria. He

“I sincerely assume Finidi received’t disappoint Nigerians, realizing totally the duty at hand,” Obiefule informed Complete Sports.

“Having been with Jose Peseiro for 20 months, I need to imagine he would have realized a couple of issues and, along with his personal extra data, be prepared for the duty at hand.

“He is aware of the gamers and will certainly ship the job whatever the strain.”

Finidi’s quick activity is to assist the Tremendous Eagles get previous South Africa and Benin within the upcoming World Cup qualifiers in June. He has been handed a one-year deal, but it surely may finally run into two years if he produces constructive outcomes.