The inability of the NFF to retain the services of Peserio after the recent AFCON was ill-advised. The NFF should have retained Peseiro. He surpassed the semi-final target set for him for the AFCON. He should have been retained for the sake of continuity, and the World Cup qualifying campaign, where it had already drawn its first two matches with Lesotho and Zimbabwe.

We believe that with his impressive AFCON results, Peseiro would have posted better results than George. It is difficult to reconcile how a team that paraded the best defence at the AFCON suddenly became the team with one of the worst defensive records in its World Cup qualifying group with teams far below it in FIFA ranking.

The players at the disposal of George were too accomplished for the Super Eagles to languish in the 5th position behind South Africa, Rwanda, Benin and Lesotho. Many of the Super Eagles players had a remarkable 2023/24 European season, winning trophies and personal glories. Their struggle to win matches cannot be justified.

Let the NFF appoint a world-class coach for the Super Eagles. Nigeria should not miss the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The situation of the Super Eagles is precarious. But it is not beyond redemption. Let the NFF employ a new foreign coach to replace George. However, he must be a coach with pedigree.
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