Former Nigerian international Julius Aghahowa says the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) should consider appointing a local coach despite the disappointment that emerged from the recent appointment of Finidi George.

Aghahowa made the plea to the NFF as links with France women's national team coach, Herve Renard resurfaced.

He noted that Nigeria cannot afford to pay the former Saudi Arabia coach after his $125,000 a month demand to take over as the new head coach of the Super Eagles.

Recall that the Eagles are still without a head coach after Finidi George resigned from the role in June.

Renard has built a good profile for himself as he led Zambia and Ivory Coast to the Africa Cup of Nations titles in 2012 and 2015, respectively.

He also coached Morocco at the 2018 World Cup.

In a chat with Brila FM, Aghahowa agrees that Renard is experienced but his price tag is the obstacle.

“The coach (Herve Renard) is a very good coach, he has experience; when it comes to African football and even world football, we have to be realistic. Can we afford him with the price tag?” Aghahowa told Brila FM.

“Even when the former coach was handling the team and he was earning about $50,000 to 70,000, it was difficult for us to pay him. We were owing him for months, and now we are talking about almost double of that amount, where are we going to get the money from?”

“We might not pay them as much as the foreign coaches, but pay them well, give them enough time to build the team, and I have confidence in our local coaches.”