Jose Peseiro, a Portuguese manager, has announced his resignation from the Super Eagles after his contract officially ended on Thursday.
Peseiro, who guided the Eagles to a second-place result at the 2023 African Cup of Nations, expressed his satisfaction in his role as coach of the West African country.
“Yesterday, we concluded our contract with the NFF. It was a pride and honor to coach the Super Eagles. It has been 22 months of immense dedication, sacrifice, emotion, and enormous enthusiasm. We feel a sense of fulfillment.
“We would like to express our gratitude to Sir Amaju Pinnick (the president who signed us), President Ibrahim Gusau, General Secretary Mohammed Sanusi, Secretary Dayo Enebi, the NFF, all the Staff, and especially all the PLAYERS, with whom leading has been a great pleasure.
“Guys, we are thankful; it has been a privilege to be part of this family. We will miss you, but we will always be there for you, no matter where you are. A big hug to all of you,” the tactician wrote on X.
Peseiro and the Nigeria Football Federation verbally agreed on December 29, 2021, for Peseiro to take Gernot Rohr’s place as head coach of the national team. He was scheduled to go to Cameroon, the host country for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, but only as a “observer” while Augustine Eguavoen, the interim manager, guided the team to the round of sixteen. However, the arrangement fell through when Eguavoen was awarded a contract extension at the conclusion of the competition.
Peseiro was ultimately named the team’s new head coach on May 15, 2022. In the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, he came in second place but lost to the hosts, Ivory Coast, 2-1.