Nigeria Football

I wouldn’t turn down Eagles job – Egbo

Former Nigerian goalkeeper and Klubi Futbollit Tirana (KF Tirana) manager, Ndubuisi Egbo has said he would not turn down an opportunity to coach Nigeria’s national team.

Egbo recently made history in the Albanian league when he guided Tirana to a domestic title win, the first Nigerian and the first African to achieve such a feat in Europe.

Speaking during an appearance on Channels Television’s Sports on Thursday (July 23), Egbo equated coaching the national team with a call to national service.

The former Super Eagles shot-stopper also thanked the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) and Nigerians for their messages since his team emerged champions of the European country – which he referred to as “massive achievement”.

“It is beginning to sink, the massive achievement we made over there,” he told Channels TV.

Though he has spent so much time in Albania that he now carries a European passport, Egbo still considers himself Nigerian and would welcome any opportunity to help develop the nation’s football, he said.

“It is my country, I’m 100 percent Nigeria even though I might have an European passport it does not make me 100 percent European.

“Any time I’m called upon, to come and help and raise the football of my country up, I will be there.

“I’m always open, we can never say never to our country. It is like a military service, anytime you are called upon, you have to come and do it for your country.”

KF Tirana – who celebrate their 100th anniversary this month – are also in the running to claim a domestic double when they face Teuta Durres in the Domestic Cup final on August 2.

Egbo retired from football in 2011 and went into coaching, becoming the goalkeeper coach of Albanian team, Bylis before he rejoined his old team, Tirana in 2014, in the same role.

The Nigerian was, however, promoted to head coach of the Albanian side in 2019 and has led the club to a remarkable league triumph in his first season in charge.

Humphrey Njoku

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