Jose Mourinho in talks with Nigeria to become manager for AFCON

<h4>Jose Mourinho has held conversations about taking over as manager of the national team&comma; according to the head of Nigeria&&num;8217&semi;s Football Association&period;<&sol;h4>&NewLine;<p>The Super Eagles are looking for a new coach after sacking Gernot Rohr on the eve of the African Cup of Nations next month&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><img class&equals;"aligncenter wp-image-16253 size-medium" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;thedailypage&period;ng&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2021&sol;12&sol;FotoJet-96-300x158&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Jose Mourinho" width&equals;"300" height&equals;"158" &sol;><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Rohr had been in command for five years when they were held to a stalemate by Cape Verde in their most recent match&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Augustine Eguavoen was named head coach by the Nigerian Football Federation &lpar;NFF&rpar;&comma; but he appears unlikely to be in charge by the time the event begins in Cameroon in January&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>NFF president Amaju Pinnick stated that a new coach would be appointed in the next week or two&comma; implying that Mourinho was involved in the discussions&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Amaju Melvin Pinnick&comma; the President of the Nigeria Football Federation&comma; claimed to have met with Mourinho&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>He stated that there is no harm in contacting the Roma manager&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;