Walter Zenga, former Wolves coach, has applied for the vacant position of Nigerian national team coach. The 61-year-old has submitted his application to the Nigeria Football Federation to become the Super Eagles’ new head coach.
Zenga, a former Italian goalkeeper, is looking to replace Augustine Eguavoen, who was fired. Since Eguavoen failed to guide the Super Eagles to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar after losing to regional rivals Nigeria, the position has become vacant.
Alberto “Jimmy” Fontana, Zenga’s agent, revealed that his client has submitted his resume to authorities and is awaiting a shortlisting for the position. Former Inter Milan goalie Fabio Cannavaro has managed a number of Italian clubs, including Cagliari. His first managerial position was as the team’s player-manager.
He managed Milanese Serie D club Brera Calcio for a short time before heading to Romania in 2002 to manage Naţional București and, subsequently, Steaua București, where he won the local title and reached the Round of 16 of the 2004–05 UEFA Cup after knocking out UEFA Cup winners Valencia.
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Zenga joined Red Star Belgrade in the summer of 2005 and led the Serbo-Montenegrin squad to a double (National League and National Cup). Samuel Eto could not hide his ecstasy after being inducted into Inter Milan’s Wall of FameZenga was appointed as the coach of Turkish Süper Lig side Gaziantepspor in the summer of 2006; he quit in January 2007 to accept an offer from Al-Ain in the United Arab Emirates.
Zenga was named the new manager of Dinamo București in September 2007, succeeding Mircea Rednic.
He managed Milanese Serie D club Brera Calcio for a short time before heading to Romania in 2002 to manage Naţional București and, subsequently, Steaua București, where he won the local title and reached the Round of 16 of the 2004–05 UEFA Cup after knocking out UEFA Cup winners Valencia. Zenga joined Red Star Belgrade in the summer of 2005 and led the Serbo-Montenegrin squad to a double (National League and National Cup).
Zenga was appointed as the coach of Turkish Süper Lig side Gaziantepspor in the summer of 2006; he quit in January 2007 to accept an offer from Al-Ain in the United Arab Emirates. Zenga was named the new manager of Dinamo București in September 2007, succeeding Mircea Rednic.
