Promoted for Failure ?
The NSC Director General Partick Ekeji told our correspondent on Saturday that the Swede had done so much for the Eagles within a short time, despite the team losing their two World Cup games in South Africa.
He said Nigeria’s defeat against Greece was largely due to the inability of the players to rise to the situation they found themselves.
Ekeji said, ”The coach has shown so much promise with this team. What we intend to do is to give him more time to raise a formidable team for the country..
”It is clear we need to develop our football and we want to retain this man and give him a chance to do that. The players are okay with him and we cannot be changing coaches every time in the national team.”
The Presidential Task Force is currently paying the salary of Lagerback for his initial five-month contract.
Ekeji stressed that the NSC and the NFF would meet with the Swede on his future with the national team.
He said, ”We want him to stay for the next four or five years with a proper plan for our national teams. In that case, we have to talk on his pay and other things.
“It is good to allow continuity in sports. We are going to give the coach the opportunity of continuing with the Eagles.”
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