Enyimba Football Club has announced the appointment of former Super Eagle player, Finidi George as their head coach.
Finidi George joined the eight times Nigerian champions on a two-year contract replacing Fatai Osho whose contract expired at the end of August.
ThisDay reported that his first official game as head coach in Enyimba will be the CAF Confederation Cup second preliminary round fixture against Senegaleses side Diambers FC in mid-October.
Speaking after signing the contract, the former Ajax and Real Betis winger said “I have to say it’s a great opportunity for the club to have this confidence in me. I want to thank the chairman, the members of the board, and the supporters for even thinking about me. On my own part, I will be here to just work and do the job. It’s never going to be easy but I’m here to work and make the team win.”
Also, the Chairman of Enyimba FC, Felix Anyansi, Agwu stated that the arrival of Finidi George represent a new chapter for the club.
According to him, he said “I believe that the time has come for us as a club to open up a new chapter, a chapter that will showcase the much hard work that has been going on behind the scene and usher in lots of success. For us to have engaged a coach like Finidi George who is coming from Europe is a clear statement of intent about our aspirations.”
Finidi George, a legend of Nigeria’s men’s senior national team, made 62 impressions for the Super Eagles in a distinguished playing career that lasted up to fifteen years.
He was a crucial member of the wonderful era that won the Africa Cup of Nations in 1994 and represented the country at two FIFA World Cups – the 1994 and 1998 editions.
Also at club level, George won the Uefa Champions League with Ajax in 1995 and went on to play for Real Betis, RCD Mallorca, and Ipswich Town.
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