Finidi George: What New Super Eagles Coach Needs to Do to Succeed, FIFA Member Shares

• A member of the FIFA football stakeholder committee, Shehu Dikko, has hailed the NFF for appointing Finidi George as the permanent Super Eagles' head coach
• Legit.ng recalls that the NFF on Monday, April 29, appointed Finidi as Super Eagles' chief manager
• Speaking exclusively to Legit.ng, Dikko shared his view on the NFF's decision and what Finidi needs to do to succeed

Legit.ng journalist Ridwan Adeola Yusuf has over 9 years of experience covering sports and football.

FCT, Abuja - Shehu Dikko, a member of the FIFA football stakeholder committee, has said the current Super Eagles coach, Finidi George, "needs a proper support team around him" to succeed in his new role.

Dikko stated this in an exclusive interview with Legit.ng.

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According to the former vice-president of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), the "maximum support" of the leadership of the country's football body is also required for Finidi to prosper.

Dikko told Legit.ng:

"A tree doesn’t make a forest, therefore for Finidi to succeed and surpass the performance objective, he needs a proper support team around him and maximum support from the NFF."

Furthermore, Dikko noted that the new Super Eagles boss needs to constitute a "strong" backroom staff.

He said:

"So the next step now is for Finidi in conjunction with NFF to work and put a very competent and strong supporting team and backroom staff to ensure everything works seamlessly and sure the success will be guaranteed.

"⁠I am in support of the decision (to give the Super Eagles job to Finidi) 100% and trust he will be a huge success."

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Legit.ng earlier reported that the NFF debunked the report that it has appointed Emmanuel Amunike as Super Eagles coach.

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Source: Legit.ng