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Enyimba, eight-time NPFL champions, will be banking on the expertise of Finidi to bring them continental glory and return them to the top of Nigerian football after failing to win the league last season. One of the first set of Nigerian players to achieve success in European football, Finidi was instrumental in the Ajax team that won the 1995 UEFA Champions League title, three Eredivisie titles, the European Super Cup, and the Intercontinental Cup.
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Finidi who featured 62 times for the Super Eagles from 1991-2002, was also a key figure in the Golden Generation of the Super Eagles that won the 1994 Nations Cup in Tunisia. After retirement from active football in 2004, Finidi in the pursuit of his dreams of becoming a coach has acquired the UEFA B license, worked with the youth team of Real Mallorca in Spain, and linked on several occasions with the Nigerian national Under 17 football team, the Golden Eaglets. At the age of 50, Finidi has chosen to start professionally with Enyimba and will be looking to succeed in other to attract better offers in the future. Source: Soccernet NG Featured Image Source: Soccernet NG
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