The PUNCH can confirm that the Nigeria
Football Federation officials have settled for Frenchman Paul Le Guen as
the next Super Eagles coach. The football house had made a shortlist of
three coaches on Friday: Le Guen, Salisu Yusuf and Tom Saintfiet but
few days after have now chosen the Frenchman who will be introduced to
the public on July 18.
But
while the Eagles manager is being confirmed according to expectations,
the position of assistant coach has taken a new turn as the federation
could seek an alternative person to work in place of Yusuf who had
worked as one of the assistants to Sunday Oliseh.
Our
correspondent learnt on Monday that the NFF members were already in
search of a coach to work as the Nigerian assistant to Le Guen.
The
official said, “As it is now the position of the deputy has been thrown
open because Yusuf is still insisting that he would not work as an
assistant to Le Guen. Those who worked on their entries picked the
Frenchman and with the hope that Yusuf could learn a lot from him for
the immediate future but he (Yusuf) appears to have some other ideas so
the federation will now have to consider a new person altogether to
replace Yusuf.
The former Kano Pillars coach believes he now has enough managerial wisdom to lead the Eagles.
In
the Federation Cup, the Round of 16 matches of the men’s competition
and the quarter-final matches of the women’s event will take place
Tuesday (today) and Wednesday.
Sunshine Stars of Akure go up
against Akwa United in Makurdi on Tuesday, as Crown of Ogbomosho and
Enugu Rangers play in Kaduna on the same day according to the fixtures
released by the FA on Monday.
Rivers United and Shooting Stars of
Ibadan are at each other’s jugular at the Ahmadu Bello Stadium, Kaduna
on Wednesday, while Wikki Tourists of Bauchi and Plateau United will do
battle in Akure in all-NPFL clashes.
FC IfeanyiUbah will take on
Katsina United at the Kwara Sports Complex, Ilorin on Wednesday, while
Nasarawa United will test might with Dynamite of Benin City at the
Confluence Stadium, Lokoja on the same day as Warri Wolves are up
against Prime of Oshogbo at the Aper Aku Stadium, Makurdi.
The
postponed Round of 32 clash between Enyimba and El-Kanemi Warriors will
come up in Abuja also on Wednesday. The winner of the clash will go up
against J. Atete FC of Delta State at a later date.
In the
women’s competition, Abia Angels will take to the field in Lokoja
against Nasarawa Amazons, as Delta Queens and Katsina Queens do battle
in Abuja on Tuesday, 12th July.
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