Nigeria Football Federation Technical Committee chairman, Alhaji Ahmed Fresh Yusuf has come out to immediately discredit any list of appointed coaches which has been making rounds in the media, calling it a creation from the figment of imagination of some people.
Fresh, who is also the Niger State FA Chairman, debunked the rumors categorically but promised that appointments to various unoccupied positions would be announced soon.
“The appointment of coaches for the U-17, U-20 and U-23 Nigeria National Team would be concluded and announced soon to the public.”
“The NFF are yet to make any official announcement of the coaches that have been appointed to the Age Grade Categories of the Nigeria National Teams, so my advice to the public would be to disregard any list being circulated in the media as it is a product of some persons imagination,” Fresh said.
The vice chairman of the referee appointment committee continued by pointing out that the aim was not just to appoint coaches but to get things right with whoever is appointed so as drive youth Football development forward in the Country.
He said, “We are being meticulous in our selection process so that we do not make the same errors that resulted in our failure to qualify for the previous edition of U-17 and U-20 World Cups.”
Alhaji Ahmed Fresh concluded by promising Nigerians that only the best coaches would get the job saying, “I can only promise Nigerian that as the Chairman, NFF Technical Committee we would give our best to ensure that the right coaching appointments are made.”
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