Paul Le Guen Named Nigeria Coach; Ugbade Returns To Eaglets; Bewarang Replaces Late Amodu

Paul Le Guen Named Nigeria Coach; Ugbade Returns To Eaglets; Bewarang Replaces Late Amodu

The Technical and Development Committee of the Nigeria Football Federation on Monday named Frenchman Paul Le Guen, 52, as the new head coach&nbsp; of the Senior National Team, Super Eagles. <br /><br />He will be assisted by Nigerian Salisu Yusuf. The appointments are subject to agreement of contract terms with the NFF Executive Committee.<br /><br />New Eagles&rsquo; boss Le Guen steered the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon to the 2010 FIFA World Cup finals. <br /><br />He played for Brest, Nantes and Paris Saint Germain and won 17 caps for France, before coaching Rennes, Lyon, PSG (in France) and Glasgow Rangers (in Scotland). He also coached Oman.<br /><br />Yusuf, capped at U20 level by Nigeria, called the shots in interim capacity for two international friendly matches in Europe at the end of May, which the Eagles won.<br /><br />Spokesman of the Committee, Paul Bassey, told thenff.com after the meeting at the NFF secretariat on Monday that Enugu Rangers gaffer Imama Amapakabo and former Super Eagles&rsquo; goalkeeper and skipper Alloy Agu, who served as assistant coach and goalkeeper trainer for the games against Mali and Luxembourg in May, retain their places in the technical crew.<br /><br />&nbsp;The new crew&rsquo;s immediate challenge is a 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Tanzania in the first week of September &ndash; a dead rubber, but which would serve as ample preparation for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying match away to Zambia on October 3.<br /><br />The Committee has also recommended to the NFF Board, the appointment of one &ndash;time Super Eagles&rsquo; assistant coach Bitrus Bewarang as the new NFF Technical Director. <br /><br />Bewarang, who is president of the Nigeria Football Coaches Association, will replace the late Coach Shaibu Amodu.<br /><br />There is also a recommendation that former Super Eagles&rsquo; defender Nduka Ugbade be restored to the U17 National Team as assistant to Coach Manu Garba.<br /><br />Ferdinand Mbum<br />
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