Italian legend Fabio Cannavaro has disclosed that he turned down an opportunity to be the head coach of the Nigeria Super Eagles recently.
The former Juventus and Real Madrid defender, acknowledged as being one of the all-time great defenders in football, presently prefers to wait for potentiality within Europe before looking at other opportunities worldwide.
Cannavaro’s Preference for European Clubs
In an interview with La Gazzetta dello Sport, Cannavaro revealed that he has been invited to coach many teams after leaving the club of Udinese in May 2024, including the Nigerian national team as well as clubs in Iran.
“I had offers from Nigeria [national team] and Iranian clubs, but I want to wait for Serie A and European clubs until December. After that, I may start travelling again,” said the Italian.
However, the 2006 World Cup winner is waiting for the chance to go back to serie A or another European league till December.
In a previous report from Sportsbuddy, Fabio Cannavaro shared his opinion on who the better striker is between Romelu Lukaku and Victor Osimhen.
VICTOR OSIMHEN VS ROMELU LUKAKU: Fabio Cannavaro Admits The Better Striker
NFF’s Ongoing Search for new Super Eagles Head Coach
NFF has been on the lookout for a permanent coach for the Super Eagles since the exit of José Peseiro and will still be working on it.
In August 2011, George Finidi briefly returned to the team before Eguavoen was again in charge for the AFCON qualifiers. The search for a permanent solution is still ongoing.
