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Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Nigeria Football Federation has announced the appointment of Finidi George as new Super Eagles head coach.<\/p>\n

The former international beat Emmanuel Amuneke to the job.<\/p>\n

George, who spent 20 months as an assistant to Jose\u0301 Santos Peseiro before the Portuguese voluntarily left the post following the accomplishment of Africa Cup of Nations runner-up position at Cote d\u2019Ivoire 2023, took charge of the squad in an interim capacity during two friendly matches in Morocco last month.<\/p>\n

George\u2019s immediate task will be to guide the Super Eagles to victory in two 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches against South Africa and Benin Republic in Uyo and Abidjan, respectively, in a little over five weeks.<\/p>\n

The matches are must-win encounters, with the Super Eagles lagging behind in third place in Group C of the African campaign behind Rwanda and South Africa.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Nigeria<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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