With the unveiling of new Super Eagles head coach Finidi George on Monday morning, details of the contract signed by the former Ajax star has been scooped by www.aclsports.com
Finidi, 53, was introduced to members of the press at the Conference Room of the Moshood Abiola Abuja National Stadium in a ceremony attended by the Honourable Minister for Sports Owan Enoh and the big wigs of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) led by President, Ibrahim Musa Gusau.
When asked what the financial details of his contract is, Finidi was coy, stating that the money will definitely come and in his words:
“I am not quite worried about earning even as much or even more than (predecessor Jose) Peseiro because what I’m getting is good enough for me at the moment. The moment I add value to what I’m here to do, the money will definitely come,” said Finidi.
THE IMPORTANT DETAILS
ACLSports can exclusively report that Finidi George who represented Nigeria in four Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournaments and two World Cup tournaments as a player has been given a two-year contract which is expected to run till after the 2026 FIFA World Cup to be co-hosted by United States of America, Canada and Mexico.
Finidi has picked his 1994 Super Eagles mate Daniel Amokachi as one of his assistants with Olatunji Baruwa retaining his role as goalkeepers’ traininer having served with Finidi under Jose Peseiro. They will be joined on the technical bench by Benjamin James – the second assistant, Chima Onyeike (Fitness Trainer) and Mehmet Ozturk (Match Analyst).
While the NFF stated explicitly that there are no salaries for the assistants except for match allowances and other bonuses, ACLSports scooped authoritatively that as stated in the contract papers, Finidi will earn N15,000,0000 (fifteen million nairas) monthly, making him the highest paid indigenous coach ever in Nigeria.
FIRST ASSIGNMENT
Finidi will lead the Super Eagles out for the first time in substantive capacity when Nigeria face South Africa in a crucial 2026 World Cup qualifying game at the Nest of Champions, Uyo on June 7.
The Eagles will follow it up with a date with Benin Republic in Abidjan three days later. Nigeria currently have two points from their opening group games in the qualifying race for the next mundial.
