NFF has not treated indigenous coaches fairly, says Fuludu

Edema Fuludu

As the debate on whether to hire an indigenous coach for the Super Eagles job or not continues, a member of the Tunisia ’94 AFCON winning squad, Edema Fuludu, has urged the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to change its attitude towards local coaches.

“Yes, they are both former international players, who won the AFCON for Nigeria. They played in prestigious clubs in Europe and made a considerable impact.
 
“Have they had any stint at the national team even as assistant coaches? Yes, which means they have a semblance of experience on how things work in management as against when they were players. It counts.
 
“Will they be patriotic in decision-making in team selection for the best interest of the team and country? Yes. There will always be pressure to do well, especially as homegrown coaches. So why will they not want to do what is right?
 
“But will the NFF give them the right treatment as it did to foreign coaches? I recall between 1992/93 when Christian Chukwu asked for 10 balls in our training camp and how many he got compared to Westerhof the same week with the same team, who got 30 balls in 24 hours.”
 
Fuludu, a former Delta FA boss continues: “I just advocate for an indigenous coach willing to be patriotic if given the resources and right tools to work without undue interference.
 
“A coach that the ÑFF must be willing to allow time to grow with the job and not to be given a three-match test and no contract attached. Yes, Finidi or Amunike are capable hands and will succeed if supported adequately,” he stated.

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