Former head coach of the Super Eagles, Finidi George has revealed the motivation behind his decision to quit his role.

The 53-year-old who submitted his resignation letter to the Nigeria Football Federation on Sunday, attributed his resignation to the decision of the NFF to hire a foreign technical adviser.

The letter published by the Eagleonline read: “I am writing to inform you of my decision to step down as head coach of the Super Eagles. This decision is made in light of the recent changes to the team’s technical staff. I would like to express my sincere gratitude to the entire NFF leadership, the sports ministry, and the Nigerian people for the chance to serve as the Super Eagles’ head coach. Please be assured of my unwavering support for the team, and I wish us all the best in the future”.

A former media officer of the Eagles, Colin Udoh, confirmed he had spoken to Finidi after his decision to resign.

Udoh noted that, “Finidi confirmed to me that he resigned his position indeed.

“The reason being that he met with the NFF on Thursday, and they had a very good conversation.

“They spoke about the things they need to do going forward and he (Finidi) asked if he will be back.

“At no point during that meeting did anyone tell him they were going to appoint a foreign technical adviser.

The NFF board had met on Wednesday and made that decision. But it was when Findi landed in Port Harcourt after that meeting that someone called him and informed him. He (Finidi) had to park his car and read the link to see that it actually was true.

“So he waited for two days to see if anyone would contact him but nobody spoke to him. So he (Finidi) felt they didn’t want him anymore and so he decided to turn in his resignation,” he added.