Super Eagles defender, Jamilu Collins, will receive coaching instructions from a new manager as their English Championship side, Cardiff City, has named former Fenerbahce boss Erol Bulut as their new manager.
Bulut, 48, replaces Frenchman Sabri Lamouchi, whose short-term contract was not renewed at the end of last season even though he steered the club to Championship safety.
The appointment completes a global search for a successor to Lamouchi.
“Erol’s enthusiasm and hunger for success impresses me greatly,” said Cardiff owner Vincent Tan.
“When we spoke, it became clear that his intensity and hard work ethic matched the core cultural traits that I want our club to return to.
“His excellent record in European football represents a standard of managerial experience that we have not had at Cardiff City before.
“His experience in this field, I hope, will allow us to attract a higher profile and standard of player in the coming years.”
Cardiff have not disclosed the length of Bulut’s contract.
Collins who joined Welsh club from German side SC Paderborn 07 last year is expected to feature prominently for Cardiff City next season after recovering from a nine months season-long anterior cruciate ligament injury.
The 28-year-old has won 25 caps for the Nigeria senior team and was part of the bronze medal- winning squad at the 32nd edition of Africa Cup of Nations finals in Egypt in 2019.
Bulut has been a manager for six years, but the move to Cardiff will see the former Turkey Under-21s international work outside his homeland for the first time.
The Welsh club finished just one place above the relegation zone, five points clear of 22nd-placed Reading, who were were deducted six points by the EFL for breaching the terms of an agreed business plan.
It was Cardiff’s lowest finishing position since they were promoted to the second tier in 2003.
