UK Pro licenced Nigerian coach indicates interest for Super Eagles top job

After the exit of Jose Peseiro as the Head coach of the Super Eagles and the Nigeria Football Federation ( NFF) declaring the position vacant, a United Kingdom professional licenced coach, Donald Malomo-Paris has declared interest for the job, reports www.totorinews.com. 

In an exclusive chat with www.totorinews.com, Malomo-Paris said that it is time for a Nigerian coach to tinker the affairs of the Super Eagles and it will be honour to serve the most populous black nation in the world in that capacity.

He noted that Alhaji Ibrahim Gusua -led board of the NFF have made giant strides with the Super Eagles as witnessed at the last AFCON tournament in Ivory Coast and he hopes that the best candidate will be appointed to lead senior national team.

"There is no doubt that the NFF led by Ibrahim Gusau is doing well. At least there is sincerity of purpose. The Super Eagles is a national asset, a big football brand in the world, not just in Africa and i think a Nigerian is worth leading the team," Donald Malomo-Paris said.

"As a qualified Nigerian coach with a UK professional licenced coach, it is my desire to offer my service to the motherland.

 I have sent in my application to the NFF for the Super Eagles job.

"After Jose Peseiro, Nigeria have to look inwards for the Head Coach of the Super Eagles. Ideally, he should be a Nigerian, a professional licenced coach.

"The big question is who is the best Nigerian candidate? He asked and he also answered the question.

"There should be highly qualified Nigerian football coaches, both within and outside that should be assembled by the NFF and put through a robust interview process leading to the selection of the best candidate that will improve the fortunes of the national team.

"Nigerians want to see improvement of the Super Eagles, in terms of style of play, strong winning mentality, high sense of patriotism and raising the standards to the highest elite level, which our players are used to in the various European clubs," he said.

UK based Nigerian coach urges stakeholders to support Gusau for sustained development momentum

With Nigeria Football bubbling after the silver-medal podium finish of the Super Eagles at the AFCON 2023 tournament in Ivory Coast last month, a Nigerian UEFA/IFA Pro licenced coach, Donald Malomo- Paris has charged every Nigerian football stakeholder to support Ibrahim Gusau -led NFF board to maintain the momentum, reports www.totorinews.com. 

The UK based football coach also appealed to some aggrieved football stakeholders in the country to bury the hatchet, sheath the sword and allow a peacefully atmosphere to permeate Nigeria Football, as he noted that the signs are there that Nigeria Football will flourish tremendously under the leadership of Gusau.

"One word that is often used in football is momentum and I feel the Super Eagles now have the momentum and the challenge now is maintaining it," Donald Malomo-Paris told www.totorinews.com exclusively.

"The silver medal at AFCON is a huge positive. The most important thing in maintaining the momentum is to give support to NFF President Ibrahim Gusau, his board members and officials of the NFF.

"I am particularly amazed by the leadership style of Gusau. I feel deeply that he has a good heart and the strong will to move Nigeria football forward. The positive signs are there for every sincere football stakeholder to see.

While speaking on the issue of court case against NFF, he informed that litigation does not create the environment for football to thrive in Nigeria.

"As far as I can remember, there has always been litigation hanging over the NFF. This is not conducive for the focus required to manage the affairs of a football federation.

"There is never such distractions in the best run football federation around the world. Our grievances can be settled amicably within the confine of football rules and regulations, not at the court.

"In my opinion, I believe now is the time to bury the hatchet, and give our full support to NFF President Gusau and his team in his quest to improve the fortunes of our football," he said.

Malomo-Paris is a member of the technical crew of Larne FC, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.