It is no longer news that a crisis is rocking the Super Eagles of Nigeria, and the crisis originated after the appointment of former Coach Finidi George.
According to sources from the glass house, immediately AFCON ended, the Super Eagles team appealed to the former coach Jose Peserio to continue, but the Portuguese opted to resign his appointment.
Following the resignation of Jose Peserio, it was believed that Finidi George, knew that notable key players of the team threw their support for Emmanuel Amunike to manage the team
Captain William Troost-Ekong of Paok Salonika, Victor Osimhen of Napoli, Victor Boniface of Bayern Leverkusen, Taiwo Awoniyi of Nottingham Forest were confident that if Emmanuel Amunike was appointed, the Super Eagles Coach the team will definitely do a wonderful thing.
Close sources also revealed that this development didn’t go down well with Finidi George, who decided to victimize those players when he finally took over the team.
One will wonder why Troost-Ekong was not allowed to visit the team, while in camp when they were in Uyo whereas he was in Uyo during that time. Osimhen also, the source said, was not allowed to visit the team in camp.
This particular development has left much to be desired and has stirred reactions among soccer – loving Nigerians.
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