Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) technical committee member Victor Ikpeba has shed light on the FA’s decision to appoint Finidi George as head coach of Super Eagles.

Finidi’s appointment was officially announced by the NFF on Monday, and Ikpeba disclosed the rationale behind the choice.

The NFF had taken into account the financial constraints of hiring a foreign coach, and it played a significant role in their eventual decision.

“Firstly, I want to congratulate Finidi George on his appointment as the Super Eagles coach. However, it was a difficult task because we (the technical committee) initially wanted a foreign manager,” Ikpeba revealed on Supersport’s MNF Show.

“However, we settled for Finidi because of the finance. It’s not like we don’t have confidence in our own coaches back home. We thought there should be continuity in the way Peseiro took the team to the final of the 2023 AFCON. So, eventually, we were guided by the NFF President to look inward.”

Finidi George’s first task as head coach of the Super Eagles will be to get Nigeria back on track in the qualification stages of the World Cup.

Nigeria is third in the group and will face South Africa and Benin Republic in the qualifiers, on June 3 and 10 respectively.