Hot on the heels of claims by the coach of the senior national team of Nigeria Jose Peseiro that he turned down the chance of signing an extension of his deal as coach of the senior national team of Nigeria, a board member of the football body in Nigeria backed the coach, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.
Speaking to his country media, the Portuguese coach said he has been offered a new deal to stay on as the coach but declined to sign it as he weighs his options.
Am I going to continue leading the national team? I have a contract until the end of the CAN. They have already offered me a renewal, but I didn’t want to.” José Peseiro said in a statement to sporttvportugal.
Reacting to his claims, a chieftain of the football house who spoke on the conditions of anonymity says he wonder why Nigerians are in a hurry to see the coach leave because the football house isn’t looking at potential options to replace him.
” No we (NFF) are not looking at any option. He (Peseiro )has the job let him do it. He is doing well at the tournament and we are happy with him. So why should we be looking at replacing him?, Let the man focus on his job” he said in a chat with OwnGoalNigeria.com.
” If he decides to walk away then we can now start looking at replacements. Nigerians shouldn’t be desperate to see him leave because we are not looking at any option as his replacement”.
On the talks of the coach rejecting an offer to extend his stay, he said he is not in the know about that because it is between the representative of the coach and the technical department of the NFF.
Mohammed Mowiz Suleiman