Domenec Torrent, former assistant to Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola, is expected to be named the new coach of the Super Eagles should the Technical Committee of the Nigerian Football Federation choose a foreign coach.
Torrent applied for the coaching position.
An NFF insider, speaking on condition of anonymity, revealed that Torrent's extensive resume made him a leading candidate for the Super Eagles job should they decide not to select the local coach.
Recall that the National Football League (NFL) received more than 40 applications from international coaches competing for the Super Eagles position.
Throughout his coaching career, the 61-year-old has collaborated closely with Guardiola at Barcelona, โโBayern Munich and Manchester City, where they achieved great success and won several championships.
Torrent has since moved into the head coaching position. In addition to coaching Girona, he has experience coaching New York City FC in Major League Soccer (MLS). The Spanish coach also managed Flamengo, a Brazilian Serie A team, and Galatasaray, a Turkish Super Lig team, more recently.
Although Torrent has not won any trophies in his role as head coach, he is known for giving his teams a fluid attacking style of play, a trait that many Nigerians have been longing for since the Supers' silver medal-winning campaign. รguilas in the African Cup of Nations (AFCON), which ended in defeat against the host Ivory Coast.
