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Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>It is believed the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, have a final shortlist of three coaches, from which they will pick the next head coach of the Super Eagles.<\/p>\n

They are: Emmanuel Amunike, Domenec Torrent and Antonio Conceicao.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think that, in the first place, it must have been a quite underwhelming set of applicants that these are the three best candidates,\u201d Solace Chukwu, Site coordinator, AfrikFoot NG tells DAILY POST.<\/p>\n

\u201cConceicao has the strongest merit but Amuneke has not managed anywhere in a few years and Torrent has extremely limited success and\/or experience as either a head coach or in international football.\u201d<\/p>\n

Amunike is the only local coach on the shortlist. He excelled as coach of Nigeria\u2019s U17 team, leading them to glory at the FIFA U17 World Cup.<\/p>\n

He also led Tanzania to the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations \u2013 their first in nearly 40 years.<\/p>\n

However, Amunike\u2019s record with Egypt\u2019s Misr Lel Makkasa and Zambia\u2019s Zanaco left much to be desired.<\/p>\n

The 53-year-old coach also failed to help the Nigeria U20 team qualify for the AFCON in 2017.<\/p>\n

Conceicao, 62, is no stranger to African football, having previously managed Cameroon.<\/p>\n

He led the Indomitable Lions to a third-place finish at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations on home soil.<\/p>\n

Since leaving the Cameroon position in 2022, Conceicao has been without a job.<\/p>\n

Torrent is a former assistant to Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola,<\/p>\n

The 61-year-old has worked closely with Guardiola throughout his coaching career, including stints at Barcelona, Bayern Munich, and Manchester City.<\/p>\n

Torrent has since transitioned into a head coach role himself. Apart from coaching Girona, he has managed in Major League Soccer (MLS) with New York City FC.<\/p>\n

The Spaniard has also coached Brazilian Serie A club, Flamengo, and most recently led Turkish Super Lig side, Galatasaray.<\/p>\n

It is believed that Torrent is a big favourite among NFF board members.<\/p>\n

So, do those in the football house have an obsession with foreign coaches?<\/p>\n

\u201cThat does seem to be the case. While some might attribute that to thinly veiled internalized prejudice against our own indigenous coaches, I think we also have to consider the fact that our indigenous coaches seldom do enough to test and prove themselves worthy.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat, I feel, is the bigger issue. If a Nigerian coach went to, say, Morocco, South Africa or Egypt, and won league titles there, on what basis would anyone question their viability?<\/p>\n

\u201cKeshi qualified Togo for a World Cup and took charge of Mali as well. When he was appointed, even those who had a problem with his personality could not say he was unqualified for the role,\u201d Chukwu explains.<\/p>\n

So, why should the NFF go ahead and appoint Amunike instead of a foreigner?<\/p>\n

\u201cWell, it depends on who the foreign person is, really,\u201d Chukwu notes.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m personally not persuaded any foreigner is better than Amunike (or any indigenous coach for that matter).<\/p>\n

\u201cHowever, speaking objectively, there is no Nigerian candidate who applied that combines international experience, (a measure of) success, and (if ongoing\/recent employment can be considered a proxy for that) currency of ideas.\u201d<\/p>\n

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