Head coach of the senior national team of Nigeria Jose Peseiro could be sacked if the team fails to beat Sierra Leone in tomorrow’s Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers game, OwnGoalNigeria.com can exclusively reveal.
Peseiro’s contract will expire next month and talks over a renewal has not been held with all attention on the team’s next game which will be tomorrow. Their penultimate game in the qualifiers.
So far they have won three out of their first four games and a win against Sierra Leone will confirm their spot at the tournament with a game to spare. Even if they fail to beat Sierra Leone, they will need a draw at least against Sao Tome and Principe in their final game at home to be at the tournament.
The tomorrow’s game has taken a dimension of more than just a qualifier game as it will have an impact on the future of Peseiro as coach of the team. Sources at the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) say failure to beat the Lone Stars will see the coach take a walk before the team’s final game in the series against Sao Tome and Principe.
However if they are able to get a win, his deal will be extended for another year with a clause mandated him to win the Africa Cup of Nations next year and trigger an automatic two years extension. All the plan deals will only happen if he agrees to a pay cut.
He currently earns $70,000, a wage which the football house is struggling to cope with the former board agreeing to pay the Portuguese that much because of a failed promise by former minister of sports Sunday Dare that the federal government of Nigeria will handle the wages of the coach.
Osas Mahawi
