Why Paul Le Guen rejected Super Eagles coaching job

President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Amaju Pinnick has given reasons why talks between the Federation and Paul Le Guen ended.

Amaju in his reaction to news making the rounds that the Frenchman rejected the NFF’s offer said the Frenchman was never offered the technical adviser of Super Eagles job as widely reported by the local media on Monday, but was only recommended for the job by the NFF Technical and Development Committee to the Executive Board for ratification, subject to an agreement on personal terms.

“The NFF had never offered him the job. Le Guen was only a recommendation of the Technical and Development Committee. The recommendation was subject to agreement of the NFF Executive Committee,” he said.
He also disclosed that the NFF’s demand for Le Guen to reside in the country may have caused the Frenchman to make a detour.
Pinnick said, “Le Guen wanted to stay in France to be coming from time to time to take up the team on specific assignments. We are insisting on a Super Eagles coach that would reside in Nigeria. We want a coach that will be more embracing in terms of football development in Nigeria.”
He also disclosed that the Frenchman was not happy with the targets set for him by the NFF.
“He didn’t like targets. In the past we set targets for Siasia, for late Keshi and even Oliseh, why not him?” the NFF boss asked.
He added that he believes targets motivate a coach to work hard.
“We do not want to repeat the mistakes of the past where people were employed with so much expectations and they ended up disastrously.”

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