Nigeria's national team (photo: Reuters)
Former Nigeria star Jay-Jay Okocha called on the Nigerian football federation to make a quick decision regarding the next first-team manager.
The federation has been in talks with Stephen Keshi since the 2014 World Cup, even so, a deal has yet to be reached between the governing body and the ex-Nigeria coach.
“We need to resolve this coaching situation quickly to prevent another troubled qualifying race for the Nations Cup,” ex-Bolton star Okocha said.
“Nigerians want to hear about the team, the plans ahead and not who should or shouldn’t be in charge of the team. Right now our focus should have shifted towards whoever takes charge of the team to enable us correct the ills of our previous qualifying series.
“We cannot afford to miss out on the next tournament, so we need to get the coach in to start work immediately.”
Nigeria failed to qualify for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations after last winning the title in 2013.
Daniel Amokachi has been in temporary charge since December and there has been no official statement about the Super Eagles’ new coach since then.
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