Vogts agrees to coach Nigeria
Former Germany and Scotland coach Berti Vogts has agreed to take charge of the Super Eagles, the chairman of the Nigeria Football Association (NFA), Sani Lulu, disclosed on Monday.
"Vogts has signed an agreement with the NFA to coach our national team," Lulu disclosed from London.
"The actual contract signing ceremony will take place in Nigeria before the end of this month."
Lulu said Vogts he was the best man for the job.
"We all found him to be very sincere and focussed. He is a complete gentleman who believes in the future of Nigeria football and he is willing to bring his experience to bear on our football," he said.
"Besides working with the Super Eagles, he is equally committed to developing football at the grassroots and updating our local coaches."
The immediate task of the new coach is qualification to the 2008 African Nations Cup in Ghana. He will also be expected to lay a solid foundation for Nigeria's qualifying campaign for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa after the Eagles failed to reach the last World Cup in Germany.
Dutchman Jo Bonfrere was Nigeria's last foreign after he was dismissed in April 2001 following an upset loss in Sierra Leone.