Le Guen okayed, Yusuf loses assistant position
The PUNCH can confirm that the Nigeria Football
Federation officials have settled for Frenchman Paul
Le Guen as the next Super Eagles coach. The
football house had made a shortlist of three
coaches on Friday: Le Guen, Salisu Yusuf and Tom
Saintfiet but few days after have now chosen the
Frenchman who will be introduced to the public on
July 18.
The PUNCH can confirm that the Nigeria Football
Federation officials have settled for Frenchman Paul
Le Guen as the next Super Eagles coach. The
football house had made a shortlist of three
coaches on Friday: Le Guen, Salisu Yusuf and Tom
Saintfiet but few days after have now chosen the
Frenchman who will be introduced to the public on
July 18.
But while the Eagles manager is being confirmed
according to expectations, the position of assistant
coach has taken a new turn as the federation could
seek an alternative person to work in place of Yusuf
who had worked as one of the assistants to Sunday
Oliseh.
Our correspondent learnt on Monday that the NFF
members were already in search of a coach to work
as the Nigerian assistant to Le Guen.
The official said, “As it is now the position of the
deputy has been thrown open because Yusuf is still
insisting that he would not work as an assistant to
Le Guen. Those who worked on their entries picked
the Frenchman and with the hope that Yusuf could
learn a lot from him for the immediate future but he
(Yusuf) appears to have some other ideas so the
federation will now have to consider a new person
altogether to replace Yusuf.
The former Kano Pillars coach believe she now has
enough managerial wisdom to lead the Eagles.
In the Federation Cup, the Round of 16matches of
the men’s competition and the quarter-final
matches of the women’s event will take place
Tuesday(today) and Wednesday.
Sunshine Stars of Akure go up against Akwa United
in Makurdi on Tuesday, as Crown of Ogbomosho
and Enugu Rangers play in Kaduna on the same day
according to the fixtures released by the FA on
Monday.
Rivers United and Shooting Stars of Ibadan are at
each other’s jugular at the Ahmadu Bello Stadium,
Kaduna onWednesday, while Wikki Tourists of
Bauchi and Plateau United will do battle in Akure in
all-NPFL clashes.
FC IfeanyiUbah will take on Katsina United at the
Kwara Sports Complex, Ilorin on Wednesday, while
Nasarawa United will test might with Dynamite of
Benin City at the Confluence Stadium, Lokoja on the
same day as Warri Wolves are up against Prime of
Oshogbo at the Aper Aku Stadium, Makurdi.
The postponed Round of 32 clash between Enyimba
and El-Kanemi Warriors will come up in Abuja also
on Wednesday. The winner of the clash will go up
against J. Atete FC of Delta State at a later date.
In the women’s competition, Abia Angels will take
to the field in Lokoja against Nasarawa Amazons,
as Delta Queens and Katsina Queens do battle in
Abuja on Tuesday, 12th July.
