On Saturday, Finidi sent his letter of resignation to the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF). Following the NFF’s announcement that it will bring on a foreign technical adviser to make tweaks to the team, the 53-year-old made his decision.
The explanation for Finidi George’s decision to resign as the Super Eagles’ head coach has been made public.
On Saturday, Finidi sent his letter of resignation to the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF). Following the NFF’s announcement that it will bring on a foreign technical adviser to make tweaks to the team, the 53-year-old made his decision.
Hours later, Colin Udoh, a former Eagles media officer, acknowledged on social media that he had communicated with Finidi following his decision.
“Finidi confirmed to me that he resigned his position indeed,” Udoh said.
“The reason being that he met with the NFF on Thursday, and they had a very good conversation.
“They spoke about the things they need to do going forward and he (Finidi) asked if he will be back.
“At no point during that meeting did anyone tell him they were going to appoint a foreign technical adviser.
“The NFF board had met on Wednesday and made that decision. But it was when Findi landed in Port Harcourt after that meeting that someone called him and informed him. He (Finidi) had to park his car and read the link to see that it actually was true.
“So he waited for two days to see if anyone would contact him but nobody spoke to him. So he (Finidi) felt they didn’t want him anymore and so he decided to turn in his resignation.”