Former Nigeria international, Segun Odegbami, has advised the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), to appoint a local coach for the Super Eagles, following Jose Peseiro’s exit.
Odegbami stated this in an interview with NAN on Saturday.
Peseiro posted a farewell message on his official X handle on Friday, thanking the NFF and other stakeholders for the opportunity given him to serve.
The likes of Emmanuel Amuneke, Sunday Oliseh and Augustine Eguavoen have all been linked with the Super Eagles job following Peseiro’s departure.
“Unless we want to be enslaved forever, in our colonial mentality where we think that only the white can coach us to success.
“All around us, we hear about some Nigerians who are excelling in all fields of endeavours and they are leaving the country to go and help other countries.
“Football is not a rocket science, but a simple game, we have lots of Nigerians who have all the qualifications to take us to any level.
“For me, I won’t suffer from colonial mentality again and enough of foreign coaches, now, it’s time for a Nigerian Coach to handle our national team,” Odegbami said.
He added, “Peseiro did not resign as the story is being peddled, his contract ended and it was not renewed, end of story.”
