FIFA WCQ: South Africa coach downplays Nigeria's threat ahead of FIFA qualifier
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Few Nigerians expected Finidi George to get a point from the South Africa and Benin matches.
They were held to a draw by Bafana Bafana last Friday, June 7, and suffered a painful defeat to Benin, coached by former boss Gernot Rohr.
Former Super Eagles coach, Adegboye Anigbinde, has refused to blame Finidi and instead called out the administrators.
FIFA WCQ: South Africa coach downplays Nigeria's threat ahead of FIFA qualifier
FootballThe defeat to Benin created a crisis, and Finidi has been put on the chopping block, less than two months into the job.
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Nigeria are winless in their first four 2026 World Cup qualifying matches, and sit second from bottom in their group. Rwanda, Benin, and South Africa are tied on seven points, while the three-time African champions have three.
They are in a precarious position, considering only the top team goes through. However, they have six games to kick-start their campaign.
Finidi received his fair share of criticism for his team's play and body language, especially against Benin on Monday, June 10. Onigbinde believes the Super Eagles legend is not the problem.
"The major problem is administrative, not technical. But when a thing like this happens, everybody focuses on the coach and the players," he said per Brila.
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Football"If you crucify Finidi George now, if you can't solve the problem, you can't get it right if you don't do it right."
The Super Eagles missed the 2022 World Cup, and missing the 2026 edition will not go down well with the fans, considering Africa was given nine slots.
Sports Brief earlier reported on former Nigeria international, Sam Sodje, launching a scathing attack on Finidi following the loss to Benin.
Sodje said Finidi should be sacked since he hasn't got the results, emphasising that the former Ajax man is not the right man for the job.