Foreign Coach Shortlist: 5 Candidates for Super Eagles Job

The five foreign coaches that made the Super Eagles short list

Despite initial plans to appoint a local coach, the NFF shortlists 5 foreign coaches, including Antonio Conceicao, Luis Fernandez, Didier Six, Miguel Herrera, and another, to lead the Super Eagles, with an appointment expected before the September 2025 AFCON qualifiers.

Defeated the five international coaches that the NFF technical committee had shortlisted to lead the Super Eagles before being told to only take into consideration a local coach for the position.

The five selected were

The Portuguese coach Antonio Conceicao led the Indomitable Lions to third place in the postponed 2021 AFCON, which was held in Cameroon two years earlier. He was reportedly the Super Eagles' first choice and was still recommended for consideration even after the committee was told to concentrate on hiring a local coach.

Luis Fernandez

Former midfielder for France that captained PSG in addition to being a player. Athletic Bilbao, Real Betis, Espanyol, and Cannes and Reims in France were among the clubs he managed. He also led the Guinean Syli Stars for a year.

Didier Six, a former winger for France, coached teams in Mauritius, Guinea, and Togo, among other African nations.

Miguel Herrera is a Mexican coach who formerly led the national team of his nation as well as a number of elite Mexican teams, including Monterrey, Club America, Atlante, and Tijuana.

The NFF has recently revealed they would recruit a foreign coach to turn around the fortunes of the national team, with the Super Eagles' ambitions of qualifying for the 2026 World Cup in utter disarray following their failure to win any of their four qualifiers.

They also revealed that the appointment of the new Super Eagles coach will take place prior to the start of the September 2025 AFCON qualifiers.

They anticipate, according to sources, that the technical committee would review their shortlist first before starting a new selection procedure.