The world of football is an inexhaustible source of anecdotes and strange situations. The penultimate (because there will never be a last) starred in Nigerian Federation, who put the future of his coach, Jose Peseiro (63 years old), at the hands of his fans.
so announced Ibrahim Gusaupresident of the Federation, who assured that “we want to encourage Nigerians who that they voted to decide the future of Peseiro, We want to hear your views and opinions.”
The Portuguese coach, who managed Nigeria in May, qualified Nigeria to the final stage of africa cup which will be held in Ivory Coast in January. But his contract expires on June 30 and a decision must be made about his continuation or not.
Peseiro, who led the Port and in Sports in his home country and led Nigeria in May last year, he led his team to the final of the Africa Cup of Nations in Côte d’Ivoire starting in January, but his contract expires on June 30. The debate is very lively among Nigerian fans and the Federation decided to take this unique initiative.
“We have tried foreign coaches as well as local coaches. Maybe we didn’t choose well when recruiting the right people. We will listen to the fans to find out if we should continue with Peseiro or if he should leave”, explained Gusau.
One of the arguments used against its continuation was the fact that Peseiro had failed to qualify Nigeria for the Qatar World Cup.
Source: La Verdad
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