Jose Peseiro Resigns As Super Eagles Coach

Jose Peseiro has publicly announced that he is no longer the Super Eagles head coach.

The Portuguese tactician announced this in a brief message on the social media platform X on Friday.

“Yesterday, we concluded our contract with the NFF.

“It was a pride and honor to coach the Super Eagles. It has been 22 months of immense dedication, sacrifice, emotion, and enormous enthusiasm. We feel a sense of fulfillment.

“We would like to express our gratitude to Sir Amaju Pinnick (the president who signed us), President Ibrahim Gusau, General Secretary Mohammed Sanusi, Secretary Dayo Enebi, the NFF, all the Staff, and especially all the PLAYERS, with whom leading has been a great pleasure.

“Guys, we are thankful; it has been a privilege to be part of this family. We will miss you, but we will always be there for you, no matter where you are. A big hug to all of you.” he wrote.

See post:

Yesterday, we concluded our contract with the NFF. It was a pride and honor to coach the Super Eagles. It has been 22 months of immense dedication, sacrifice, emotion, and enormous enthusiasm. We feel a sense of fulfillment.

— Jose Peseiro (@JosePeseiro) March 1, 2024

Recall that the Algerian Football Federation has expressed interest in appointing Super Eagles coach Jose Peseiro as their new manager.

The federation made this known following the dismissal of Djamel Belmadi following a dismal performance at the just-finished Africa Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast.

Belmadi was fired after the nation failed to advance beyond the group stages.

Peseiro led Nigeria to the final of the 34th AFCON, where they lost 2-1 against the host team, Ivory Coast.

Jose Peseiro’s contract with Nigeria expires at the end of the month, and the Federal Government will decide his faith.

According to Algerian daily DZ Foot, the president of the Algerian football federation, Walid Sadi, is intrigued by Peseiro’s qualifications and is eager to speak with the Portuguese coach about taking over the national team position.

“Not made public, the shortlist established by the ad-hoc commission set up by the FAF, is made up of three names, namely José Peseiro (63 years old), Vladimir Petkovic (60 years old) and Carlos Queiroz (70 years old),” the website wrote.

While Carlos Queiroz’s name has resurfaced in recent days as the FAF’s final option, our knowledge indicates that this will not be the case, and José Peseiro will become Walid Sadi’s preferred candidate.

“Indeed the one who took Nigeria to the CAN 2023 final would be in direct contact with the president of the Algerian football federation who would have been seduced by his profile and his speech without forgetting the financial aspect.”