Super Eagles: Nigerians intensify calls for Jose Peseiro’s sack

<p>Nigerians have lost their cool on the Super Eagles’ head coach, Jose Peseiro following a string of poor results.</p>, <p>Calls are loud that the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) should disengage Peseiro ahead of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON, finals, which will be hosted by Ivory Coast from January 13 to February 11.</p>, <p>Others want the NFF to put their house in order before thinking of disengaging Peseiro or hiring local or another foreign coach to lead the Super Eagles.</p>, <p>This development comes following Nigeria’s recent 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers 1-1 draw against Lesotho and Zimbabwe, respectively.</p>, <p>Peseiro’s previous contract with the NFF expired at the end of June this year.</p>, <p>The Portuguese recently signed a new six-month contract that will expire at the end of the 2023 AFCON.</p>, <p>Peseiro’s side have already secured a place at the 2023 AFCON finals, but their chances of making it to the 2026 World Cup is currently in doubt after they accumulated two points in their matches against Lesotho and Zimbabwe in Group C of the qualifying series.</p>, <p>One of their opponents in the group, South Africa could open up an early 4-point if they best Rwanda on Tuesday.</p>, <p>Prior to the last two games against Lesotho and Zimbabwe, the Super Eagles had lost eight games and won six under Peseiro, who was first appointed as the team’s head coach on May 15, 2022.</p>, <p>Speaking with DAILY POST on the subject matter on Monday, Ochiba coach, Emmanuel Brown, insisted that even if AS Roma manager, Jose Mourinho is hired to coach the Super Eagles, the team’s result would not change unless the NFF do the right thing.</p>, <p>According to Brown, Peseiro is not the problem but the NFF, adding that the current Super Eagles players are not ready to give their all for the national team because of issues like bonuses and allowances not paid.</p>, <p>He also lamented the failure of NFF to show Nigeria’s last two World Cup qualifiers against Lesotho and Zimbabwe on local television.</p>, <p