Portuguese and Nigeria Coach, Jose Pesseiro has left the Super Eagles Job after his contract ended officially on Thursday, February 2024.
This was revealed on his official X Page (formerly Twitter) expressing his gratitude to the Nigeria Football Federation for giving him the opportunity to coach the Super Eagles of Nigeria. The statement reads “Yesterday, we concluded our contract with the NFF. It was a pride and honor to coach the Super Eagles. It has been 22 months of immense dedication, sacrifice, emotion, and enormous enthusiasm. We feel a sense of fulfillment. We would like to express our gratitude to Sir Amaju Pinnick (the president who signed us), President Ibrahim Gusau, General Secretary Mohammed Sanusi, Secretary Dayo Enebi, the NFF, all the Staff, and especially all the PLAYERS, with whom leading has been a great pleasure. Guys, we are thankful; it has been a privilege to be part of this family. We will miss you, but we will always be there for you, no matter where you are. A big hug to all of you.
On the 29th of December 2021, The Portuguese verbally agreed with the Nigeria Football Federation to replace Gernot Rohr as the national team Coach. He was supposed to travel to the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon but strictly as an “observer” while interim manager, Augustine Eguaoven led the team to the Roun of 16 losing to Tunisia. The deal eventually fell through as Eguavoen was retained at the end of the tournament.
On the 15th of May 2022, Jose Peseiro was finally appointed as the New Head Coach of the Super Eagles. The Portuguese managed twenty-two games for the Super Eagles winning 10, losing 7 and 5 ended in draws. He also guided the Super Eagles to a second-place finish at the recently concluded African Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast losing to the Host Nation 2-1. He was awarded the Order of the Niger by the President of Nigeria, His Excellency, Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
