Mixed reactions greet appointment of Zubair as Flying Eagles' Coach

Posted : 06 September 2024

As the executive committee of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) approved the appointment of coach Aliyu Zubairu as the head coach of the Nigerian Flying Eagles following the recommendation of its Technical and Development Sub-Committee, emotions have been running high regarding his appointment.

Aliyu's appointment came after he exhibited sterling qualities last season, convincingly winning the final of the President’s Federation Cup 2-0 against Abia Warriors, in addition to securing a premiership ticket for El-Kanemi Warriors FC within the span of one season, making his performance outstanding.

Football fans in Maiduguri and most supporters received the news positively but felt dejected due to the assumption that El-Kanemi Warriors would not have his full services for the remaining NPFL matches, which kicked off last weekend.

One of the supporters of El-Kanemi Warriors, Mallam Batex, received the news with mixed feelings.

"It is a welcome development; he will go and serve our country. It is a difficult move, a national assignment, but we must accept it in good faith.

May Allah crown his efforts with more successes. He has already fine-tuned the team on the right track, and his assistants can easily continue with his programs," Batex concluded.

Another Abuja-based supporter of El-Kanemi Warriors said, "He deserved the appointment. He has worked with young people, and he is going to be a good coach for the young lads.

If you look at his performance last season, most of his players were young and unknown on the national stage, but he exposed them even to the continental stage.

With his appointment, if they give him the proper backing, he will assemble one of the best Flying Eagles teams that we will all be proud of."

On his availability, he said, "I have a different opinion on how he is going to render his services to El-Kanemi Warriors on one hand and the Flying Eagles on the other.

He has good assistants who know his programs, and one good thing about the national team is that it is not a permanent job. Anytime he is free, he will have the liberty to come back and attend to his team fully.

His assistants will follow his programs, so you will not miss him too much. Although we will sometimes feel his absence, just like Finidi George did in Enyimba, it will be smoothly done here."

A cross-section of fans and supporters in Maiduguri hailed the NFF for appointing him as the Head Coach of the Flying Eagles.

Mixed reactions greet appointment of Zubair as Flying Eagles' Coach

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