President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Amaju
Pinnick has confirmed that they held talks with Roma manager, Jose Mourinho, as
they search for a new Super Eagles head coach.
Pinnick revealed this during a media parley with sports
journalists in Lagos on Wednesday.
The NFF boss also said the national team would get a new
coach “within the next week or so”.
Austin Eguavoen was appointed on an interim basis, after
Gernot Rohr was sacked earlier this month.
But the federation is in advanced negotiations for a
permanent replacement for Rohr.
“We have spoken to three top coaches. Peseiro, whose name
has been going around, is one of them and I can tell you he is a top coach.
“We also talked to Mladen (Krstajic). But after talking to
him, he got a job with a top club in Israel with Maccabi Tel Aviv.
“They are coaches who the players cannot be bigger than. I
believe we are doing everything we can and that’s why we interface with the
ministry on every level.
“Of course Mourinho, I am not going to tell you we didn’t
talk to Mourinho because we did and the (sports) minister also talked to
Mourinho and there is nothing wrong with it,” Pinnick said.
It is reported that Nigeria’s new coach, whose identity is
still being kept under wraps, was recommended by Mourinho.
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