Finidi George names Amokachi, Baruwa as assistants
Super Eagles Head Coach, Finidi George will be assisted by his former Super Eagles teammate Daniel Amokachi and two foreign coaches. Finidi named Amokachi and his other backroom staff at his unveiling as the new Eagles coach by the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) on Monday morning.
The names of the two foreign assistants will be announced before the Super Eagles play their 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying fixtures against South Africa and Benin Republic.
Amokachi is returning to familiar terrain having worked as an assistant to late coaches, Shaibu Amodu and Stephen Keshi in the past. Finidi has also retained Olatunji Baruwa, the goalkeeper’s trainer under the previous head coach, Jose Peseiro.
In order to focus on his new role, the 53-year-old formally resigned from his position as head coach of NPFL champions Enyimba on Sunday.
His first official game in charge of the Super Eagles will be the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier against the Bafana Bafana of South Africa at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo on Friday, June 7.
