In the serious business of football coaching, the rule of the game is presentation. Far from leading you team to victories, today’s coaches are increasingly coming under the microscope of journalists and critics, who search for any scrub to put in the public domain. Like the saying goes, the way you are dressed is the way you will be addressed.

In the western world, coaches are known for their good dress sense. Top gaffers like Jose Mourinho, Pep Guardiola, Carlo Ancelotti, Louis van Gaal, Arsene Wenger, Joaquim Low, Dunga, Vincente del Bosque set the tone for others in terms of dressing.

They spot immaculate blazers, with fitting shoes during matches involving their teams. The trend to look dapper is fast gaining wide appeal even in African countries, where local coaches, in a bid to flow with the rhythm, wear jackets with clean shirts and fine shoes to match.

In an ever-increasing savvy country like ours, coaches are also falling in line with the current dress style permeating the global coaching sphere. Coaches like former Samson Siasia, John Obuh and Godwin Uwua. All former Flying Eagles managers are some of the notable names who have carved a niche for themselves in looking great in their spectacular wears.

When Siasia was Eagles coach, he was always on point in his dressing and fans drooled over him. Having lived in the United States of America, Siasia was always looking cosmopolitan while in public or private gathering. His successor at the Flying Eagles, John Obuh, was also a big fashion man, always accentuating the game as the situation permits.

It is recalled that when in Colombia for the FIFA U-20 World Cup 2011, Obuh made a name for himself as one of the best dressed coaches of the tournament as he spotted the trademark south American cap throughout the campaign of the Flying Eagles. Despite failing to lead his charges to the trophy, Nigerians were still forgiving of Obuh, laregly because he burnished the country’s image well abroad.

But some coaches are still drooling in the archaic world, where being garbed in track suits of their teams used to be the trend. A major culprit of this fashion faux pas is former Super Eagles coach, Stephen Keshi, who has shown in several national engagements with the Eagles at the Nations Cup, World Cup and international friendly   that he needs to consult fashion experts on the best way to dress publicly.

Another coach, who seems to be oblivious of the current trend is Flying Eagles coach, Manu Garba, whose penchant for spotting track suits and tee-shirts is becoming unbearable for fans, despite the fact that he is leading his team to victories in their matches. Golden Eaglets coach, Emmanuel Amuneke is also feeding on the bug created by Stephen Keshi, as he is yet to flash that dapper look when handling the cadet team in continental assignments.

His team’s failure to shine at the last African Under-17 Championship in Niger has certainly ruffled his feathers and caused him to rejig the process, which we feel should also include his own dress style as Nigerians would love to see a coach looking dapper like the world\s glamorous and well-dressed coaches. In our refreshingly different style, the following pictorial illustrations of Nigerian coaches show the best and worst dressed coaches around.