A member of the executive board of the Nigeria Football Federation ( NFF) has explained why the club settled for Super Eagles chief coach Salisu Yusuf as coach of the U23 team.
Although the appointment is yet to be officially confirmed by the football house, the board member who spoke with Owngoalnigeria.com on the condition of anonymity revealed Yusuf is their first choice for the job.
He also confirmed that coach of El-Kanemi Warriors Imama Amapakabo will serve as assistant to the Yusuf at the U23s due to what the football house has observed with the U23s, particularly the last one coached by Samson Siasia.
” Most nations usually use their their senior national team coach as head of their U23s, because almost all the players in the team are deemed good enough for the senior national team. We choose to have the assistant coaches of our senior national team”, he told Owngoalnigeria.com in an exclusive chat.