Lars out, Sia1 in as Eagles New coach

Lagerback’s five months
contract as Super Eagles’
coach expires at the end of
this month and the NFF and
the PTF who picked his bill
were impressed with his
performance at the World
Cup and were ready to offer
him a four-year deal to
rebuild the Eagles but the
Sweden’s former manager,
who returned to his native
land after the shameful exit
of the Eagles, said he was
not interested.

Acting President of the NFF,
Alhaji Aminu Maigari, told
Daily Sunsport that
Lagerback after several
attempts to speak with him
finally called to inform him
that he was sorry to reject
the offer. “Lagerback has
told me that he could not
continue as the coach of
Super Eagles because he
feared that he might not be
able to sign a four-year deal
that would keep him in
Nigeria for that long. He
thanked the NFF for the
opportunity given him to
take the Eagles to the World
Cup.

“He said that the experience
was worth it and that he
would always remember
Nigeria and her good people.
He also said that family
opinion also made him turn
down the job and wished
Eagles well”, Alhaji Maigari
said.





The NFF boss stated further
that Lagerback also
regretted his inability to
come down to Nigeria to say
a final goodbye and that he
would send his technical
report to the secretariat
through the internet next
week Alhaji Maigari also disclosed
that following the exit of
Lagerback that the NFF board
has decided to offer Samson
Siasia the job to tinker the
Super Eagles for the next
four years as chief coach.
“We have had talks with
Siasia and I must tell you
that it was fruitful and all
things being equal, he would
put pen on paper next month
subject to negotiation.
Siasia is the coach Nigerians
want and we shall give him
all the support to succeed in
this new job” Maigari
stressed.

The finance committee’s
former chairman of the NFF
said that Eguavoen Austin
would lead the Eagles to
South Korea for the friendly
after which he would take
charge of the Under-23
squad, while Siasia would be
in charge of the Eagles in the
Nations Cup qualifying
match against Madagascar in
september.
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We wish him all d best!