Libregts signs contract to coach Nigeria

ABUJA (Nigeria) 12 Oct '98 Dutchman Thijs Libregts finally signed a four-year contract on October 12, to coach Nigeria's national soccer team.

"From our own assessment he is the best candidate most suitable for this appointment and that is why he was appointed," said Nigeria Football Association chairman Abdulmumini Aminu after the contract, which has been the subject of months of negotiation, was signed in the capital Abuja. GRi