Finidi George: Former Real Madrid Star Reacts As NFF Appoints New Super Eagles Coach

• Mutiu Adepoju has commented on the appointment of Finidi George as the new Super Eagles coach
• The Super Eagles legends both featured for the National team during their active days as footballers
• The former Real Madrid player also explained how it is a good thing to have a local coach in charge

Former Real Madrid player, Mutiu Adepoju, has shared his thoughts after Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) appointed Finidi George as the new coach of the Super Eagles.

Finidi is replacing Jose Peseiro after working as an assistant to the Portuguese for 20 months.

Adepoju, who played alongside Finidi in the national team, congratulated the former Ajax winger on his X handle as he assumed the senior head coach role of the Super Eagles.

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"Congratulations to my brother, Finidi George, for getting the final nod as Super Eagles Head Coach. Let's join hands and wish him the best of success," he said on X.

Adepoju claimed it's a new beginning of good things for Nigerian football, with a local coach taking the helm of affairs of the Super Eagles team, according to a report by Soccernet.

"This is a beginning, and I believe that it is going to be the beginning of good things for Nigerian football," the former Real Sociedad midfielder said.

"I want to wish him all the best and all the support. I solicit support from everybody, all quarters, to help him succeed because his success is a success for Nigeria and the Super Eagles, so I call on everybody to support him, and I believe that success will be for the Super Eagles."

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Finidi's first task as Super Eagles head coach is the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against South Africa and the Benin Republic in June. Nigeria are still without a win in their first two games in the qualifiers.

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Sports Brief earlier reported on former Super Eagles star, Mutiu Adepoju, sharing his thoughts on what went wrong for Nigeria in the AFCON final.

Adepoju believes the Super Eagles failed to replicate the performances they showed early in the tournament against Ivory Coast.