Renowned South African manager Pitso Mosimane has admitted he would consider taking a certain job if it is offered to him.
With the former Al Ahly manager being linked to the Nigeria national team job, he has revealed that he would be open to the opportunity, but questioned whether or not they would want an African manager to take charge of the side.
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The Super Eagles have suffered some bad fortune recently, having only taken two points out of a possible six from their opening two games in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.
Nigeria drew against both Zimbabwe and Lesotho, leaving current head coach Jose Peseiro under serious pressure, amid calls for him to be sacked.
Mosimane, meanwhile, is currently available for a new coaching gig after parting ways with United Arab Emirates side Al Wahda last month.
The former Al Ahly coach also received the nod of approval from African legend Jay-Jay Okocha, who said that the three-time CAF Champions League winner would "add great value to our football".
Much like the former Paris Saint-Germain star, the current Nigeria squad is blessed with much attacking talent, which Mosimane pointed out while speaking to Sunday World, during which he also revealed that it is a position he would think about if an offer arose.
"They have a lot of talent; the likes of Samuel Chukwueze, the Napoli striker Victor Osimhen. But talent alone is not enough because if it was only about talent, they would have beaten Lesotho 7-0, but they drew with them. And pound for pound they would have also beaten Zimbabwe," the former Mamelodi Sundowns coach said at the Pitso Mosimane Soccer Schools yearly prize-giving on the weekend.
"So, the job of the coach is to bring confidence, stability, leadership, winning mentality and teamwork within the group.
"The Nigeria job is one I would consider, but it would also depend on whether they want the team to be led by an African? Because the only African coach they had was Stephen Keshi.
"That is also a challenge because there has been a lot of white people on the job; whether we believe in our African coaches like Morocco, Senegal, Algeria and Egypt remains to be seen.
"I envy all those African coaches who were entrusted with the job and maybe take the level higher. But I don't want to talk too much about the Nigerian job links because there is still a coach there and it's important that I respect that."
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