The Algeria Football Federation has expressed interest in hiring coach Jose Peseiro, who recently led Nigeria to the finals of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).
The interest arose after Djamel Belmadi was fired due to the team’s poor performance in the tournament.
Belmadi was dismissed when the nation failed to progress beyond the Group stages.
Peseiro successfully guided Nigeria to the final of the 34th AFCON, where they unfortunately lost 2-1 against the host team, Ivory Coast.
Peseiro’s contract with Nigeria will expire at the end of the month. According to Algerian publication DZ Foot, the president of the Algerian football federation, Walid Sadi, is impressed by Peseiro’s qualifications and is open to discussing the possibility of him taking over as the national team coach.
“Not made public, the shortlist established by the ad-hoc commission set up by the FAF, is made up of three names, namely José Peseiro (63 years old), Vladimir Petkovic (60 years old), and Carlos Queiroz (70 years old),” the website wrote.
While the name of Carlos Queiroz has come back in force in recent days as being the final choice of the FAF, this would ultimately not be the case, and José Peseiro becomes the preferential choice of Walid Sadi, according to information.
“Indeed, the one who took Nigeria to the CAN 2023 final would be in direct contact with the president of the Algerian football federation, who would have been seduced by his profile and his speech without forgetting the financial aspect.”
