Why I turned down Super Eagles job in 2010 - Sven-Goran Eriksson

Sven-Goran Eriksson has revealed why he turned down the opportunity to coach the Super Eagles of Nigeria at the 2010 world cup in South Africa.

Like Guus Hiddink, Glenn Hoddle, Arigo Sacchi, Giovanni Trapattoni and Louis Van Gaal, Eriksson was contacted for the job when former coach Amodu Shuaibu was dismissed after the 2010 African Cup of Nations.

Speaking to Branschen.se, Eriksson stated that he turned down the job after he was told by the Nigeria Football Federation that his salary would be paid into different accounts.

“I was called into the room with a chairman who declared that they wanted me as a coach but with the proviso that my salary would be divided into two parts: one that I got into my account and another that would be deposited into another account that was not in my name.

“There I refused, I thought something didn’t go right. I’ve never applied for a job in my entire life.

“All my assignments have come about through the results I have achieved. I have never gone through any traditional job interviews, never sat down and conducted any tests or been analysed,” Erikson said.

The job was later given to German, Lars Lagerback who led Nigeria to the 2010 world cup.