User talk:Doublepass

Tom Saintfiet was in August 2009 invited by Nigerian Minister of Sport Ing.Sani Ndanusa in Abuja to talk about a possible engagement as Coach of the Super Eagles, he was official candidate to coach Nigeria at the 2010 World Cup.

Later, 28 March 2012, the Nigerian FF officially announced the appointment of Tom Saintfiet as Technical Director,Saintfiet started immediate duty from his base in Europe, wrote development programs and structures and scouted the Namibian Team in Würzburg, Germany against Mozambique in advance of World Cup qualifier Nigeria - Namibia. 3 months after his appointment the Minister of Sport made public that he didn't want Saintfiet as TD, because he wanted a local Technical Director, the idea mentioned by some people on Wikipedia that Saintfiet was not qualified enough is ridiculous because saintfiet is the highest qualified Coach/Technical Director in Africa, he holds the highest coaching license in the World, the UEFA PRO License, compared to Nigerian top coaches Amodu and Keshi who hold both only a CAF B License, Saintfiet holds many other licenses and degrees in football and psychology and had a great track record as Technical Director in Holland at FC Emmen where he discovered a talent like Bas dost (Wolfsburg VFL, Holland U23). It took the Nigeria FF almost a year to appoint a new Technical Director, Nigerian Shaibu Amodu. Saintfiet never worked in Nigeria as Technical Director but after his official appointment of 28 March 2012, he started his duty over 3 months! The NFF received his reports. That he didn't get a work permit is incorrect because no one ever applied for it!

In Malawi Coach Saintfiet was only 4 official FIFA matches in charge! One week after his arrival he played 1-1 against Zimbabwe at the COSAFA Cup, in the same tournament Malawi lost 3 days later 2-3 against Angola. In August Malawi won 0-1 in and against Rwanda. The friendly against Botswana a few days before the match against Nigeria was not an official FIFA match and doesn't count in the statistics. His last match was 2-0 lost against Nigeria. Saintfiet had only a deal for 2 months, the Malawian FA President Walter Nyamilandu wanted him to stay but the reason he couldn't extend the contract was lack of money to employ any National Team Coach in Malawi. http://www.nyasatimes.com/2013/09/19/malawi-fa-says-door-not-shut-for-saintfiet/ To write that Saintfiet didn't get a extension because of bad results is wrong information. Saintfiet clearly communicated in advance that all the matches he played were only to try out players and tactics to win the important match against Nigeria. To use the statistics to rate his period in Malawi is subjective because of the mission of his appointment.

Information has to be correct, not with wrong media information and based on facts. Sadly enough not all media information is correct.

Tom Saintfiet did not work in Nigeria!

An IP address in Belgium has been consistently posting on Wikipedia that Tom Saintfiet was the technical director of Nigeria in 2012. That assertion is wrong, because the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) does not have him on record, as having ever worked in Nigeria. He has never held a Nigerian work permit, and so could not have worked in Nigeria.

I have made effort to place verifiable truth on Wikipedia concerning the fact that he was interviewed by NFF, but could not take up the job because he could not obtain work permit. The facts have been reported throughout British Broadcating Corporation (BBC)website and other reputable internet news agencies.

This is the fact that is on Wikipedia, which the IP address originating from Belgium kept deleting, preferring to post falsehood on Tom Saintfiet's page.

"'''In March 2013, Saintfiet was offered a job as the technical director of Nigeria by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF). However, the Nigerian ministry of sports hinted that there were many competent Nigerians with strong knowledge of grassroots football in the country who were better suited for the role of a technical director. Given that the sports ministry who would pay his $20,000 monthly salary preferred a more qualified person, they prevented him from securing a Nigerian work permit.(BBC)

Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) subsequently appointed Shaibu Amodu, a local coach who led Nigeria to the 2010 World Cup qualification and also won two bronze medals as the coach of the Nigerian 2002 and 2010 African Cup of Nations team as the technical director.(BBC)

Therefore, Saintfiet was unable to enter Nigeria to formalize his contract and thus could not work as a technical director.

Contrary to popular belief, Saintief never worked in Nigeria as he could not obtain work permit and the offer of employment was withdrawn(BBC)'''"

Let's set Tom Saintfiet's record in Malawi straight!
Wikipedia is all about verifiable facts. Why would someone want to delete facts and conceal useful information? Tom Saintfiet worked as the coach of Malawi and here are the summary of his achievements. (An IP address originating in Belgium, keeps deleting the facts).

On 2 July 2013, Saintfiet agreed to take over as the head coach of Malawi national football team on a two-month contract. The primary goal was to win the last Group F qualifier against Nigeria on 7 September 2013 for the World Cup 2014 in Brazil. A win in the match would put Malawi through to the play-offs.This was also an opportunity for Saintfiet to prove his technical competence to Nigeria, as the Nigerian minister of sports had denied Saintfiet a job in Nigeria, saying Saintfiet was not qualified enough and has no impressive track record to work as the technical director of Nigeria. Unfortunately, Saintfiet led Malawi to a 2-0 defeat by Nigeria. Prior to that defeat, Malawi had not lost any match in Group F under the previous coach. Overall, Saintfiet led the Malawian national team in five games with four losses and one draw, thus his contract was not extended — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kilosy (talk • contribs) 03:21, 8 October 2013 (UTC)