Former Nigerian midfielder, Henry Nwosu has tasked the newly appointed head coach of the Super Eagles, Jose Peseiro to restore the glory days of Nigeria in football.
He made this known in an interview with PlayPlay.ng, where he urged the Portuguese tactician to also focus on players in the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL).
Recall that on Sunday, the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) confirmed the appointment of Peseiro as Austine Eguavoen’s replacement.
“It’s a good one that the NFF has finally appointed a coach that will manage the affairs of the Super Eagles.
“Peseiro must understand that he must do everything to restore the glory days of the team if he must endear himself to the heart of the football fans in Nigeria.
“The challenge starts now and I really want to wish him all the best.”
Peseiro, 62, featured as a striker during his playing days and has a wide range of experience coaching several clubs and national teams across Europe, Asia, Africa, and South America.
He has coached at Sporting Lisbon, FC Porto, Panathinaikos, Rapid Bucharest, Sporting Braga, Victoria Guimaraes, Al-Hilal, Al-Wahda, Al-Ahly Cairo, Sharjah FC, and Real Madrid (assistant coach during the Galacticos era).
Aside from these, he worked as head coach of the Saudi Arabian and Venezuelan national teams.
Before Sunday’s confirmation, the Glass House had appointed Peseiro as the head coach of the three-time African champions following Gernot Rohr’s dismissal in December. Austin Eguavoen was handed an interim coach role to take Nigeria to the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).
Peseiro was then expected to be an observer during the competition after which he would take over and lead the country to the ill-fated World Cup play-off with Ghana.
But the NFF backtracked on the move after the AFCON, citing the “positive performance” of the team at the competition where Nigeria crashed out in the round of 16 against Tunisia.
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