Nigeria can produce tech director – Rufai

Former Super Eagles goalkeeper and captain Peter Rufai says Nigeria has a large pool of coaches to choose it’s football Technical Director from.
The Nigerian Football Federation on Wednesday named 39-year-old Belgian Tom Saintfiet as the country’s technical director.
Saintfiet was offered a four-year deal and is expected to earn $20,000 monthly. He is also entitled to an official car and accommodation in Abuja.
Rufai said, “One Nigerian without hesitation for the technical director’s job is (Adegboye) Onigbinde and several others. I know Nigeria can produce a technical director but when the NFF goes searching for a foreign person for the job, its part of learning that we must understand.
“In the past, we used to have foreign coaches for the national team but today, Nigerian coaches are in charge. With time, maybe Nigerians will also occupy the position too.”