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Nigeria Premier League champions, Enyimba international have announced the sacking of their head coach, George Finidi and other management staff.
Finidi has only spent two years at the helm of affairs and has only guided the Aba giants to a historic ninth NPL title less than a month ago.
The club on Monday announced the dissolution of the technical crew.
The Peoples’ Elephant in a statement signed by sporting director, Ifeanyi Ekwueme, however, directed all the coaches to re-apply for their positions within 48 hours.
The Abia State Government recently appointed former Super Eagles captain, Nwankwo Kanu as new chairman of the club.
Kanu and Finidi were teammates during their playing days at Dutch club, Ajax Amsterdam.
Finidi, a Nigeria football legend, won the 2023 NPL title in June after emerging top in the Super 6 Play-off in Lagos.
However, a source close to the club has explained that the move is not to disengage the sfaff and coaching crew but a ploy to make them re-apply for their positions.
“For now, there are no issues in the club but I feel the development is not unconnected with the change of government in the state and also leadership of the club.
“Kanu just came in and he would need to get his own people on board in order to achieve his projections. What he did is not out of place but the issue is that all these are happening too soon especially after a wonderful season,” the source who craved not to be mentioned, informed.
It could be recalled that both Kanu and Finidi were teammates at Ajax when the duo won the 1995 UEFA Champions League.