The Nigeria Football Federation are to meet with the Sports Minister, Solomon Dalung, to chart a way forward for Nigeria after the disappointing Afcon 2017 qualifying campaign.
Top of the agenda will be the issue of hiring a foreign coach for the Super Eagles as the World Cup qualifiers loom on the horizon.
NFF President Amaju Pinnick hinted to the media in Abuja that Tuesday’s meeting with the minister will determine if the federation hires a foreign coach or not.
There has been news making the rounds that former midfield maestro Augustine ‘Jay-Jay’ Okocha will be part of the new coaching crew but despite availing himself, it seems this won’t happen any time soon.
According to sources in the Nigeria Football Federation, the present set-up will remain intact for now as Samson Siasia tinkers with the ‘Dream Team’ ahead of the Olympics.
It is expected that if a foreign coach is hired, he might want to come in with his own assistants who will likely be foreign.
The NFF will look to concessions with whoever is hired but there will be no more room for any Nigerian coach in the present set up as the football body are expected to stick with the duo of Emmanuel Amuneke and Salisu Yusuf for the start of the 2018 World Cup qualifiers.
Nigeria won’t be at the 2017 African Cup of Nations after a failed campaign that saw Egypt pick the only ticket available in Group G of the qualifiers.
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