NFF Set To Name Maikaba As Flying Eagles' Coach

NFF Set To Name Maikaba As Flying Eagles' Coach

BSN Sports scoops that the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has finished up plans to name the occupant Plateau United Head Coach, Abdu Maikaba as the next head coach of the national U-20 group Flying Eagles.

Abdu Maikaba is a top football coach and manager with experience . He is currently the Head coach of Plateau United F.C. He was appointed head coach of Plateau United F.C. on 22 October 2018.

Speaking with TheNationSports, a source close to the NFF said: "Maikaba is known and experienced on our local alliance and he knows for all intents and purposes all the players in our class since a considerable lot of them had gone through him and we have the certainty that he will manufacture an imposing group that will graduate to the National U-23 group,"

"We have great and gifted players at home; what we need is a decent mentor who comprehends our group and can assemble them for a superior outcome. A year ago, Nigeria didn't do well in both CAF and FIFA competitions since we depend such a great amount on remote based players in any event, for age-grade rivalry while other African nations utilize the age-grade titles to build up their nearby association.

"Consequently, the NFF need to utilize our age-grade rivalries to build up our football from the grassroots.

In the event that we have 90 percent of our Local players in the national groups, it is extremely unlikely we can't do well in Africa and the world on the loose. Maikaba is doing admirably at present in the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) by the keeping up number one spot with Plateau United and delegating him will be the best thing," the source included.

Then, NationSport accumulated that the football house is ready to screen the national group mentors by requesting a week after week camp report once they are designated.

"This time, we need result," the source additionally said. "The Technical Department will make it mandatory for the mentors to protect the players welcome to the national group before making it open; and we may even receive a framework where they will safeguard the rundown before the press," he said.