Super Eagles assistant coachto the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Cote dIvoire, George Finidi, and five others have been listedas potential replacement forPortuguese coach Jose Peseiro who vacated the post last month.

Hundreds of local and foreign tacticians reportedlyapplied for the Super Eagles job, which is often consideredas one of the most sought-after portfolios in Africa.

But a high-placed source at the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) TechnicalCommittee, saddled with the responsibility of pruning down the bogus list of applicants, has hinted thatFinidi, who will be leading out the Super Eagles in the upcoming international friendly against Mali and Ghana this week, is one of the names already pencilledfor the job.

He refused to be categoricalabout the five other names on the exclusive list, sayingonly the NFF is at the liberty to divulge who and who is being considered for Nigerias Super Eagles coach, adding that its the NFF Executive Board that will eventuallydecide who gets the job.

Theres nothing much I can tell you now, but the good thing is that we have shortlisted six names for the NFF to pick one,an official privy to the arrangement told NationSports.

Before now, some of the high profile former Nigeriainternational stars being linked to the job includedformer African Footballer of the Year Emmanuel Amuneke, erstwhile national team captain and coachSunday Oliseh, Finidi, as well as Daniel Amokachi, among others.

Yet, the impeccable sourcewas not categorical about the others on the list, aside from Finidi. The Enyimba International FC coach that assisted Peseiro at the 2023 AFCON where Nigeria came second behind hosts Cote dIvoire after losing 2-1 in the final match.

What I can tell you nowis that Finidi is one of the sixshortlisted names good enough to coach the Super Eagles, he said. Others?

No, wait for the NFF to disclose the names of the five others, he thundered.

However, Basic Sports in Nigeria (BSN Sports)are claiming that Amuneke has already been recommended by the NFF TechnicalCommittee as the new manager of the Super Eagles, while Finidi would serve ashis assistant.

The medium equally reported that veteran cadet trainer, coach Manu Garba, has been pickedto lead the national U-17 team, the Golden Eaglets, yet again. (The Nation)