Former Sampdoria and Cagliary manager, Walter Zenga, has joined the list of football coaches eyeing the top job of the Super Eagles.
Since the exit of Austin Eguavoen after the Super Eagles failed to qualify for the Qatar 2022 World Cup, the Nigerian Football Federation, NFF, had been shopping for a new coach.
Those who have shown interest include former Sporting Lisbon coach Jose Peseiro, ex-Barcelona manager Ernesto Valverde, former PSG and France coach Laurent Blanc and former PSV Eindhoven manager Phillip Cocu all touted as possible candidates for the vacant Eagles head coach position.
Tutto Napoli reports that Zenga joined the race after the NFF contacted him for the job.
“Walter Zenga can return to coaching. The former Inter goalkeeper is ready to get back in the game after his last experience at Cagliari in 2020,” the website wrote.
“His coaching career could start again from Africa. There is a national team waiting for him. Walter Zenga is among the candidates to be able to take over the reins of the Nigerian national team. He could therefore train Osimhen.”
Za=enga, a former Inter Milan goalkeeper, won the Serie A title in 1989 and the UEFA Cup in 1991 and 1994 with the Nerazzurri.
He has successfully managed clubs in the United States, Italy, Turkey, Romania, Serbia, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and England.