Why Super Eagles don't need a foreign Coach!!

 

Following the sacking of Super Eagles gaffer Stephen Okechukwu Keshi which has been somewhat lauded by most football fans far and wide in the Country including some notable figures in the Nigerian football circles, the Nigeria Football Federation seem to have two options at the moment. There is news that a list of Coaches to be approached by the Federation both Home and Away has been drawn and also there is the option of just appointing former Eagles Captain Sunday Oliseh.
No matter the decision the Nigerian Football Federation bosses decide on, a foreign Coach must not be brought in rather an Indigenous Coach should be handed to totem to continue from were Keshi stopped.

It'll be important to note that Foreign Mangers who can coach Nigeria and are very approachable at the moment  include the likes of Ruud Guulit, Lothar Mathaus, Jean Tigana.....e.t.c. Now that's one hell of a list when you consider it but they are not who the team needs to take them foward at the moment.
Stephen Keshi who was sacked by the Federation is an indigenous Coach and did well with both the Malian and Togolese teams prior to his appointment as Super Eagles coach which he took up eventually and unexpectedly delivering the Country's first Cup of Nation in a while in 2013. So it shouldn't be a case of whether or not the indigenous Coaches lack or have the necessary capacity to handle the team because most of them do.
Also considering the team is already on a campaign to qualify for another AFCON tournament a drastic shift in management would hamper and blight the opportunities of the team eventually leading to a situation where Nigeria looses out at another AFCON which won't go down well especially with the fans. A Foreign Manager when drafted into the team would come in at this critical stage when we have important and strong qualifying games coming up against the Tanzanian national team and even the Pharoah's of Egypt at home asking questions like who are the best players?....and won't even know the terrain of African football because even a donkey would tell you the difference between the way football is played in Africa and other parts of the World notably Europe.

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The final aspect or reason the NFF must not appoint a foreign Manager is obviously the financial situation of the Federation. The Glass house is not really a formidable house when it comes to Monetary issues with a lot of stories in the past as to owed Salaries of Coaches even the indigenous ones and i doubt with the fat salaries these Foreign bosses command,  the NFF can really keep up. In this case its really a matter of shotting up shop! Currently in the NFF the new board headed by President Amanju Pinick has been able to a minimum level stem the tide of these monetary problems but they are far from over. Considering the NFF budget might just be as small as ever and least we forgot there is a new government in power which might just be much more less inclined towards the Football angle and Sports in general compared to the past ones. Then when it comes to sponsorships the NFF has long time allies Globacom  as one of its main sponsors which it'll receive a lot of  cash and other benefits from but would it be enough? definitely not! as the nation has a lot of National teams going for various camps and tournaments. Hiring a Foreign coach would therefore tear up the budget of the NFF invarably.
The foreign Mangers always come with that extra package though, they give that extra....most deliver, most fail and fail woefully. Nigeria has some good and bad history with them. For example the good with Clemens Westerhof who is famed as the Architect of the Nigerian Golden Era who won the Africa Cup of  Nations in 1994 and also qualified for the second round of the FIFA World cup that same year. An example of the bad would have to be Swede Lars Largerback who was appointed as Super Eagles Coach in 2010 and was handed a 5-month contract to lead the Eagles to the World Cup amid controversy and allegations that he and his agent had bribed the Nigerian officials during the nomination process. Nigeria would eventually have a very disappointing World Cup that year and upon return from the Mundial the NFF actually offered the Swede a 2-year-contract which he declined as he was already one of the candidates to take over the managerial post of the Wales National Team at the time.
In conclusion, reports suggesting that the NFF have already initiated talks with Sunday Oliseh is just the right move in the right direction for the team with also Wikipedia reportedly already updating their Super Eagles page with him as Boss. It could yet be false but the NFF needs to understand that for the Super Eagles to have a good qualification campaign and preparation. an Indigenous Coach would be the best option at the moment rather than another Foreign Manager.