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By Rasaq Oboirien
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has informed that it was turn of Usman Abdallah (3r Assistant Coach) to work with Jose Peseiro in the 2023 AFCON qualifiers between Nigeria and Guinea Bissau.
The country’s apex football body made this known contrary to reports that it had sacked two members of the Super Eagles’ technical crew, Finidi George and Ike Shorounmu from the team.
According to the NFF: “As part of cost-cutting measures instituted at the beginning of the new administration, we established a rotation policy among the assistant coaches, based on the high number, which was agreed with all of them. “The last time that the team had a programme, Finidi George was the person who travelled for the friendly match in Portugal.
This rotation policy is only for matches. When there is a tournament, all of them will be with the team.
“He (Finidi) knew at that time that the next trip would be that of Usman Abdallah.
“Abdallah is simply taking his turn to be in the camp for the program of Super Eagles versus Djurtus of Guinea Bissau, and George will be around for the next program.
“The other person who could have been contending, Salisu Yusuf, has been sent to the U23 team. There was no victimization, sleight of hand or any disrespect meant to our illustrious ex-international players.”
Nigeria hosts the first leg meeting of the qualifier on Friday at the MKO Abiola Stadium, while the reverse fixture is in Morocco three days later.
