The Super Eagles coach, Finidi George, has incurred the wrath of Nigerian football fans after losing the 2026 World Cup qualifying match against the 97th globally rated Benin Republic on Monday, June 10.
Following the defeat, Nigerians stormed Finidi’s social media page to express their disappointment, while some others demanded his immediate sacking as the country’s national football team coach.
The Super Eagles had initially taken the lead with a strike from Club Brugge’s Raphael Onyedika. However, Benin Republic made an unexpected comeback to win the match.
The recent loss to the Benin Republic marks a continuation of Nigeria’s struggles in the World Cup qualifiers.
Nigerians flooded Finidi George’s Instagram page as Legit.ng compiled some of the reactions, as netizens called the coach unprintable names while others called for his sack.
Meanwhile, Legit.ng recently reported that Nigerians dug up an old music video by Psqure from 2007 with lyrics about Finidi George. The song titled Temptation saw Psquare singing about some Nigerian footballers, including the Super Eagles’ current coach.
