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Nigeria head coach Jose Peseiro faces a public battle to keep his job as fans are handed the chance to decide whether he should stay in charge.<\/span><\/p>\n The head of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Ibrahim Gusau, pledged to canvass supporters for opinions before taking a final decision about the Super Eagles boss.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Former Porto, Sporting Lisbon and Al Ahly coach Peseiro, who has also had spells in charge of Saudi Arabia and Venezuela, <\/span>officially took charge of the three-time African champions in May 2022<\/span><\/a> and his contract with the NFF expires on 30 June.<\/span><\/p>\n Despite Nigeria securing qualification for next year’s Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon), <\/span>the federation has struggled previously to pay the 63-year-old’s wages<\/span><\/a>, believed to be $70,000 per month.<\/span><\/p>\n “We have the plan to push the votes to Nigerians to hear their views and thoughts,” NFF president Gusau announced during an interview on the Gbamm! LovingFootball radio show.<\/span><\/p>\n “We’ve tried the foreign coaches and also the local coaches, and it seems they were having some kind of problems.<\/span><\/p>\n “Maybe we didn’t get it right in the area of getting the right person.<\/span><\/p>\n “We are surely going to push it to the public, whether we should continue with Peseiro or he should go.”<\/span><\/p>\n Since missing out on a place at the 2022 World Cup<\/span><\/a>, Nigeria have won four and lost five games under Peseiro.<\/span><\/p>\n Included in those results were a 10-0 thrashing of Sao Tome and Principe and a 1-0 defeat at home to Guinea-Bissau. Last Sunday, Nigeria needed a stoppage-time winner from Leicester City striker Kelechi Iheanacho to secure the 3-2 victory over Sierra Leone that <\/span>clinched qualification for next year’s Afcon in Ivory Coast.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n However, the Portuguese has been heavily criticised by local media and fans for what some deem to be poor team selections and colourless performances.<\/span><\/p>\n Gusau previously told BBC Sport Africa his organisation will only pick the best man for the job and nationality will not be a factor.<\/span><\/p>\n The previous coach, Augustine Eguavoen, also came under intense criticism after <\/span>the Super Eagles were knocked out in the last 16 of the delayed 2021 Africa Cup of Nations<\/span><\/a> and subsequently failed to reach last year’s World Cup in Qatar.<\/span><\/p>\n “Whether we are going to consider an indigenous coach, we are also going to push that to Nigerians on the phone,” Gusau added.<\/span><\/p>\n “The public will to tell us if they think going for a Nigerian will be best for Nigeria at the moment or we appoint another foreign coach.<\/span><\/p>\n “We will get their views, look at it and then we will do what we have to do as a board and come out with a decision.”<\/span><\/p>\n As yet, there is no firm indication of how Gusau, <\/span>who took up his role in September last year<\/span><\/a>, intends to carry out the poll.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n