In what appears an international embarrassment to Nigeria, Frenchman, Paul Le Guen, who was announced as Super Eagles’ new technical adviser on Monday by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), yesterday came out to say he never accepted the offer.
His reaction, which took many Nigerians by surprise, has further complicated issues for the nation in the fast-approaching Russia 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.
As expected, reactions have poured in from every corner, with many Nigerians calling on members of the NFF Technical and Development Committee to resign with immediate effect for committing a ‘schoolboy’ error.
On Monday night, the official website of the NFF reported that Le Guen had been named as the new Super Eagles helmsman by the technical and development committee of the football federation. The deal was, however, subject to Le Guen agreeing contract terms with the federation’s executive committee.
However, a top French journalist, Herve Penot, revealed on his verified Twitter handle @hpenot_lequipe in the early hours of yesterday that Le Guen had rejected the offer by the NFF and would not come to Nigeria since his conditions were not met.
Counter-claims from the football house followed a few minutes later.
While the chairman of the NFF’s Technical and Development committee, Chris Green, said Le Guen did not accept the terms offered by the football federation, the NFF Executive Committee stated that it never gave the Frenchman the Super Eagles’ job in the first place.
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