Edema Fuludu, ex-Nigerian international, has urged the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) to offer fellow Super Eagles player George Finidi, the senior national team job.
Following Nigeria’s journey to the final of the African Cup of Nations tournament in Côte d’Ivoire, where they were defeated 1-2 by the hosts, Jose Peseiro resigned from his position.
Fuludu, speaking to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Saturday, praised Finidi for demonstrating his suitability for the role with the Super Eagles’ 2-1 victory over the Black Stars of Ghana in a recent friendly match.
He urged the leadership of the NFF to consider local candidates for the position of the Eagles’ new coach.
“Finidi is calm, composed and having coaching qualifications to handle the team perfectly.
“As far as am concerned he is not someone that can be easily influenced.
“He is capable of handling the players having understudied the former foreign coach Jose Peseiro,” he said.
NAN reports that Otto Addo, the coach of the Black Stars, spoke highly of Finidi’s Super Eagles prior to the match.
The Ghanaian coach mentioned that he had carefully assessed Nigeria’s talented wing players and other individuals who could have a significant impact on the game.