No fewer than 600 have applied for the recently widely-advertised Super Eagles and Golden Eaglets coaching positions recently by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF).
Almost a fortnight ago, the NFF declared the Super Eagles head coach position vacant after Portuguese coach Jose Peseiro officially left the post at the end of last month after guiding the Nigeria’s national men’s team to a second place finish at the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).
Asides the vacant Super Eagles’ managerial position, the NFF equally declared vacant the coaching position of the national Under-17 team (Golden Eaglets), last held by former Nigeria International defender, Nduka Ugbade.
Application for the respective publicised positions closed on Tuesday with words rife that some high profile former Nigeria internationals that include Daniel Amokachi, Samson Siasia, Emmanuel Amuneke, Sunday Oliseh, as well as Finidi George who assisted Peseiro, beat the deadline to submit their applications to replace Peseiro.
But a decent source who pleaded anonymity exclusively said that the NFF has received hundreds of applications for both jobs, adding that the federation’s technical committee would soon begin proper screening of the applications, according to the Nations newspaper.
“Of course, there are so many interested coaches ready to handle both the Super Eagles and Golden Eaglets but I understand over 600 persons actually applied for both jobs,” the source said in confidence.
Often regarded as one of the most sought-after coaching jobs around the world, consequently the apparent deluge of interests for the Super Eagles managerial position. But many stakeholders are rooting for an indigenous coach to succeed Peseiro.
