The Nigeria Football Federation has released a three-man list of potential coaches for the available Super Eagles’ job.
The shortlisted individuals include former Ethiopian coach Tom Sainfiet, Super Eagles’ caretaker coach Salisu Yusuf and Frenchman Paul Le Guen, who once coached Cameroon.
The NFF disclosed that its Technical and Development Committee on Friday at the Glass House, pored over more than 20 applications before cutting the list to three.
Among those who showed interest in coaching the three–time African champions are – Giovanni Solinas, Saintfiet, Hey Antoine, Mark Wotte, Yusuf, Ernesto Paulo Calvinho, Dorian Marin, Le Guen, Miodrag Jesic, Perry Hansen, Ove Pedersen, Adebayo Lateef Kola, Sylvanus Okpala, Peter Ijeh, Vladimir Petrovic-Pizon, Lodewijk de Kruif, Kenichi Yatsuhashi, Bjorn Frank Peters and Ricki Herbert.
Chairman of the Technical and Development Committee, Chris Green, said, “We set a criteria with which we evaluated the nearly two dozen applications and then agreed on the three persons that we shortlisted.”
“The Committee will meet on Monday, 18th July 2016 to interview the shortlisted candidates and immediately name the next Super Eagles’ Head Coach.”
Dolapo is a writer and journalist who works with YNaija. He has interests in Christianity, politics and sports.
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