There are feelers from Abuja that the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has penciled down former Chelsea midfielder Adrian Mutu to replace Jose Peseiro as Super Eagles coach.
A top official of the football house who spoke on condition of anonymity told www.nsmmedia.com.ng that so far, 6 names have been shortlisted and that of Mutu is considered a priority candidate as his representatives are already in Nigeria awaiting a verbal agreement with Nigeria Football Federation (NFF).
Born January 8, 1979, 44year old Adrian Mutu is the current coach of Romanian side FC Rapid 1923, a club he joined in 2022 after signing a three year contract.
Mutu coached the Romanian U21 team between 2020 and 2021 before taking over as coach of FC Craiova in May 2021. He was also Romanian National team chief scout and president of FC Dinamo at one time.
Daily SunSports effort to reach the NFF’s Director of Communication, Ademola Olajire proved abortive as calls to phone were not going through.