• Finidi was appointed the Super Eagles head coach in April

• He will oversee his first official competitive game against South Africa

• The 53-year-old earned 62 caps for Nigeria

Former Nigeria international, Friday Ekpo has called for support and autonomy in payers’ selection for Super Eagles head coach Finidi George.

“Let’s support the coach to form a very solid team.”

 

Ekpo insists that Finidi’s task of building a “solid” Eagles is incumbent om him getting ample time to scout and select the best players for his system.

“This is going to be Finidi George’s first match, so we should give him ample time to select and pick the very best of players; both home and abroad, so that we can have a very good game coming on the 7th in Akwa Ibom State,” Ekpo told Brila.net

“Let’s support the coach to form a very solid team that will play in South Africa,” he said.