Siasia's comment comes after an indigenous coach helped the Super Eagles secure a spot at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Morocco.
Former Super Eagles coach Samson Siasia has called on the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to prioritise hiring a local manager for the national team.
Siasia gave the advice in Abuja during a novelty football match honouring Shehu Dikko, Chairman of the National Sports Commission (NSC).
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Siasia's remark comes after the Super Eagles secured a spot at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Morocco, led by a local coach.
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The 57-year-old believes that hiring a foreign gaffer would be a mistake and that the NFF should instead focus on developing local coaches.
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"We have good coaches in Nigeria. We need to give them the chance to prove themselves. We should stop hiring foreign coaches. We should allow our coaches to lead the team," he said via the Sun.
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Furthermore, Siasia mentioned that the Super Eagles have a young team, noting that the interim coach, Austin Eguavoen, should resign from his post.
"As for Austin Eguavoen's future with the Super Eagles, I will suggest that we wait a while to see how the team will be. It is a very young team. Eguavoen has a job already as the technical director.
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"He should resign as Super Eagles manager and concentrate on his job. He cannot hold two positions at the same time. He should actually decide on which one to hold and leave the other," Siasia argued.
Meanwhile, there has been debate among Nigerian football fans about whether the NFF should prioritise local coaches or hire foreign tacticians.