Finidi George Resigns as Super Eagles Coach, Says He Was Not Supported, Betrayed

Former Super Eagles coach Finidi George resigned on Saturday as coach of the team, citing a lack of support from the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) and a sense of betrayal resulting from the body’s appointment of a foreign technical adviser behind him. 

Finidi was announced as the Super Eagles head coach in April, but on Saturday he resigned his position to the NFF in a shocking move, as this came barely three days after the same federation announced plans to hire a foreign technical adviser to work with him.

He met the NFF on Thursday and had a positive discussion on the future of the team, but was never told about having a foreign technical adviser. 

“Actually, it was after the meeting that I received a call that I got to know the plan by the NFF,” Finidi said.

“He therefore felt betrayed and unwanted, announcing his resignation because he had waited for two days to see if somebody from the NFF could get in touch, but nobody got in touch,” he added.

In a video posted on social media hours later, a former media officer of the Eagles, Colin Udoh, confirmed he had spoken to Finidi after his decision. 

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“Finidi confirmed to me that he resigned his position indeed,” Udoh said.

“The reason being that he met with the NFF on Thursday, and they had a very good conversation.

“They spoke about the things they needed to do going forward, and he (Finidi) asked if he would be back.

“At no point during that meeting did anyone tell him they were going to appoint a foreign technical adviser.

“The NFF board had met on Wednesday and made that decision. But it was when Findi landed in Port Harcourt after that meeting that someone called him and informed him. He (Finidi) had to park his car and read the link to see that it actually was true.

“So he waited for two days to see if anyone would contact him but nobody spoke to him. So he (Finidi) felt they didn’t want him anymore and so he decided to turn in his resignation,” he concluded.

However, the NFF is yet to confirm Finidi’s resignation officially.