The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), yesterday, announced Jose Peseiro as the senior national team head coach.
Peseiro replaces Germany-born Gernot Rohr, who was sacked before Nigeria’s outing at the African Cup of Nations.
Peseiro was first announced as Super Eagles head coach in December 2021, but the decision was reversed following the sports ministry intervention.
The ministry reportedly did not agree with the NFF decision, as it did not follow standard recruitment procedures.
The ministry directed the NFF to open the window for more coaches to be auditioned for the position.
With all the grey areas seemingly covered, the Federation announced the appointment yesterday, saying it is “with immediate effect, subject to the signing of agreed terms between the NFF and Mr. Peseiro.”
Peseiro, whose full name is José Vitor dos Santos Peseiro, is a 62-year-old Portuguese, who played as a striker in his days and has wide and varied experience coaching clubs and national teams across four different continents, namely Europe, Asia, Africa and South America.
