The President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Amaju Pinnick, has explained why he favors foreign managers to local ones to manage the Super Eagles.
Foreign coaches, according to Pinnick, have a different perspective than domestic coaches, and they cannot be persuaded by emotions.
After Augustine Eguavoen resigned down as coach of the Super Eagles of Nigeria, the NFF is looking for a replacement coach.
Remember that Eguavoen quit as temporary coach of the Super Eagles after Nigeria failed to qualify for this year’s FIFA World Cup in Qatar after losing in a playoff to Ghana’s Black Stars last month.
“I have no disrespect for our native coaches.” Those who played for the national teams, in particular, have paid their dues.
“There are some things that I see that you ordinarily will not see. There are things that I know in my position that you may not know. The reason I advocate for a foreign coach is because they come in with a different mindset.
“They can’t be swayed by sentiments. All that they are after is success. This’s why they come with their tactics and methods. It’s not that I do not believe in our coaches, but they need to develop that mindset. We have coaches that are quite competent, but the question is: are they good enough for us for now? I’m a Nigerian and a firm believer in Nigeria but our circumstances are different.”
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