The Inside Story Behind Finidi George’s Resignation as Super Eagles Coach
Finidi George decided to quit his role as the head coach of the Super Eagles, after he felt betrayed by the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF.
The 53-year-old decided to step down on Saturday and sent his letter to the federation.
Collin Udoh, a former Super Eagles media officer, revealed in a video posted on social media that he spoke to Finidi after he decided to quit the team.
âFinidi confirmed to me that he resigned his position indeed,â Udoh said.
âThe reason being that he met with the NFF on Thursday, and they had a very good conversation.
âThey spoke about the things they need to do going forward and he (Finidi) asked if he will be back.
âAt no point during that meeting did anyone tell him they were going to appoint a foreign technical adviser.
âThe NFF board had met on Wednesday and made that decision. But it was when Findi landed in Port Harcourt after that meeting that someone called him and informed him. He (Finidi) had to park his car and read the link to see that it actually was true.
âSo he waited for two days to see if anyone would contact him but nobody spoke to him. So he (Finidi) felt they didnât want him anymore, and so he decided to turn in his resignation.â
George guided the Eagles to a 1-1 draw against South Africa at home in Uyo and a critical 2-1 loss to Benin Republic in Abidjan, placing Nigeriaâs World Cup qualification in jeopardy.