Coach Salisu Yusuf opened up about his working relationship with Jose Peseiro and the input of the assistant coaches during the Mexico game.

A report in the media alleged that the Portuguese manager sidelined his Nigerian assistants, including Yusuf during the friendly game against Mexico on Tuesday.

Reacting to the story, Yusuf says, nothing sure happened, adding that the Nigerian assistants enjoy working with Peseiro.

“It’s been great working with him before he resumed I had two different conversations with him about certain players, especially the home-based and he appreciated it. And we are enjoying working with him.”

“During the game against Mexico, we talked to him and he agreed with our suggestions and we made changes to the system and players. It paid off, but unfortunately, we conceded an own goal.”

“So it’s step by step as we are building many things.” He told NFF TV.