According to a report by Daily Post, Victor Ikpeba has revealed the reason why the Nigeria Football Federation appointed Finidi George as the new coach of the Super Eagles of Nigeria. The Nigeria Football Federation announced the appointment of Finidi George on Monday afternoon.
Victor Ikpeba revealed that the Nigeria Football Federation settled for Finidi George because of finance. He said that "we settled for Finidi because of the finance. It's not like we don't have confidence in our own coaches back home. We thought there should be continuity in the way Peseiro took the team to the final of AFCON 2023".
It is important to point out that Victor Ikpeba is a member of the technical committee of the Nigeria Football Federation. Finidi George will take over as the permanent manager of the Super Eagles of Nigeria. He served as an assistant coach under the management of former coach Jose Peseiro.