Rivers United and Finidi George have reached an agreement for the former Ajax winger to become their Manager.
The new coach has signed a contract at the club’s offices accompanied by Club General Manager Sir Okey Kpalokwu and Secretary Ahmed Abdulrahman.
By bringing Finidi George as coach, Rivers United have chosen a man well known for his teams’ high pressing, intense and daring style of play which has brought him great success at club level and international level, winning pretty much all there is to win in the world of football.
After making a name for himself at Ajax in the Netherlands – being a leading figure in a team which won eight major titles, including the 1995 Champions League – he played several years in Spain with Real Betis, also having a brief spell in England before retiring. Finidi was a member of the Nigeria team during the 1990s, appearing in two World Cups.
In September 2021, Enyimba named Finidi as their new head coach. He won his first title as a coach on the 11th of June 2023, winning the Nigeria Premier League at Mobolaji Johnson Arena in Lagos.
In April 2024, he was appointed coach of the Nigerian national football team and later resigned.
Before this appointment, He was the assistant coach to Jose Peseiro and helped the team finish second at the last AFCON.
Ademetan Abayomi