Stephen Dunmoye
Following the performances of the Super Eagle and the Golden Eaglets in the recent outings, the Nigeria Football Federation has sacked Super Eagles’ coach, Salisu Yusuf and Golden Eaglets’ Coach, Nduka Ugbade, respectively.
NFF President, Ibrahim Gusau announced the sacking of both coaches in an interview on Monday.
According to the President, “Their jobs are tied to the competition. The coaches have no jobs to do for now since their teams failed to qualify.”
The Nigeria U23 team, handled by Yusuf, failed to qualify for the African Cup of Nations and, as a result, will not be part of the next Olympic football event.
NEWSTODAYNG gathered that after his inability to help Nigeria qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympics, Salisu Yusuf has stated emphatically that his target now is to return to the Super Eagles as an assistant coach.
The former Kano Pillars gaffer and his wards at the Under-23 national team failed to qualify for the 2023 African Cup of Nations after losing in the play-offs against Guinea.
According to a report, Yusuf claimed that there is no reason for him to quit the national team setup in Nigeria.
On the other hand, Ugbade’s Golden Eaglets were knocked out of the FIFA U17 Africa Cup of Nations in the last eight, which consequently cost the team a chance to qualify for the U17 World Cup.
Meanwhile, Ugbade refused to blame his players following their 2-1 defeat to Burkina Faso on May 11 in the 2023 African Cup of Nations.
Despite the Nigerian team having many chances to score in the first half, they failed to convert, allowing their opponents to fight back and score two goals.
The Golden Eaglets’ coach explained that his players had tried their best, but it was not enough.
