By Akinwale Kasali
The Resignation of Super Eagles of Nigeria Coach, Finidi Geroge,as been greeted with great joy and happiness from Soccer loving Nigerians.
It wasn’t surprising to some section of soccer fans the announcement of Finidi’s Resignation as it was expected.
Having disappointed a lot of soccer fans following the abysmal performance of the National Team in their 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers against the Bafana Bafana of South Africa at the Godswill Obot Akpabio Stadium, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State playing 1-1 and losing to the Squirrels of Benin Republic 2-1 to condemn the Super Eagles to Fifth position in the Six Team Log, putting the chances of the Super Eagles qualifying for the World Showpiece in jeopardy.
Before the announcement of Finidi George as the Super Eagles Coach by the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, it was widely criticized,  ashos experience and pedigree was queried, but the NFF shun those criticism and went ahead to announce him as the successor of Portuguese gaffer, Jose Peseiro.
Primate Elijah Ayodele, Founder, INRI Evangelical Church, known for his prophecies and also a public commentator, had told the NFF that the appointment of George will spell doom for Nigeria, but this was ignored by the NFF bigwigs.
Also, some section of Football analysts had queried the criteria for the selection of Finidi as Coach, saying that only experience he has as a Coach was his triumph with Enyimba of Aba Football Club in the 2023 Nigeria Professional Football League, NPFL.
He was also made the Assistant Coach to Jose Peseiro that guided the Super Eagles to a Second Place finish at the African Cup of Nation, AFCON, tournament in Cote d’Ivoire.
Oluwafemi Olusesi, a Football enthusiast, said that Finidi George made the best decision by throwing in the towel after the disastrous outing of the Super Eagles in the World Cup Qualifiers.
“The cyberbully he received was enough for him to resign. Nigerians are passionate about Football and experimenting at this stage is unacceptable.
“How a Coach that knows what he wants will not be benching a player that has been outstanding in the Bundesliga and led his team to triumphs in their domestic competition. How will you bench Victor Boniface and start Paul Onuachu, you will see that he doesn’t know what he is doing.
“Resigning honorably gives him more respect and prestige than been sacked”.
For Nnamdi Uchegbulam, a soccer fan, Said his Resignation was expected long before now, but it is better he left before he is been disgraced “.
It would be recalled that the NFF were planning to get a Foreign Technical Director for the Super Eagles, before Finidi George announced his resignation.
The NFF is yet to comment on the issue and state its next line of action.