The decision for Jose Peseiro to continue as coach of the senior national team of Nigeria appears to have been reached by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), OwngoalNigeria.com can exclusively reveal.
Peseiro’s one year deal which was signed last year will expire in four days time and despite calls in some certain quarters for the coach to be axed, the NFF have concluded plans for the coach to stay on until after the next Africa Cup of Nations in Cote D’Ivoire.
Speaking exclusively to OwnGoalNigeria.com, a board member of the football house said the fate of the coach will be decided after next year AFCON, which will happen in January but for now he will be given the necessary support to go all the way as he has met all the targets set for him.
” When the AFCON was moved to next year, Peseiro’s brief was to ensure that the team made it to the AFCON and he will get a renewal. That he did with a game to spare. Now at the AFCON the target for him is to at least get to the semi final. If that happens he will be around for the World Cup qualifiers”, he said.
” Results haven’t gone our way in some of the games we played particularly friendly games but if we are honest. We played some of the best teams in the world and Africa. Aside the shock loss to Guinea Bissau which we avenged by winning away, Peseiro has done relatively well. We can’t change him for the sake of it”
On news making the rounds that a local coach could be appointed by the end of the month, he termed it as the wish of some certain individuals with selfish interest and not that of Nigeria at heart.
Mohammed Mowiz Suleiman
