The newly appointed head coach of the senior national team of Nigeria Jose Peseiro earlier today had a meeting with his technical crew which consist of three assistants he brought along with him.
Among the assistants is 41 year old Acacio Santos who will work with him as first assistant coach although the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) announced ex international Finidi George as the first assistant of the Portuguese coach.
Santos however comes highly recommended from Roma Europa Conference League winning coach Jose Mourinho who is one of the referees in the CV of the new coach of Nigeria. He started his coaching in 2010 at Uniao Leira and he last coached União Desportiva de Santarém, a Portuguese football club based in Santarém in central Portugal. They play in the 3rd nacional division.
He holds a UEFA Pro coaching license and just like his principal Peseiro he hasn’t lasted more than one year at every where he has worked the past ten years. Per records available to us this is the first time the duo will be working together.
Peseiro’s son Vitor Hugo will work as the match analyst. The 38 year old worked with his father as first assistant at his last job post which was at Venezuela. A role different from his present designation. It was his first job in senior management but in the Super Eagles set up he will work with Eboboritse Uwejamomere, who was appointed as match analyst by the Nigeria Football Federation.
34 year old Maykel Moreira will act as the fitness coach and he has a UEFA A license according to his LinkedIn profile. He has worked at Gil Vicente, Leixoes, CD Cova Piedade and Al Hazm in Saudi Arabia happens to be the last place he worked.
The trio will work with the Nigerian assistants appointed by the NFF in Finidi George, Salisu Yusuf, Usman Abdallah and Ike Shorunmu who will be the goalkepper’s coach.