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Saturday 11 June 2016

Former Super Eagles coach, Shuaibu Amodu, dead!

Another Tragedy  hits Nigeria football association as former Super Eagles coach, Shuaibu Amodu dies just after few days Keshi died. The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) announced  Saturday  that
Amodu Shuaibu, 58, died after complaining of chest problems.  Amodu Shuaibu, four-time manager of the Nigeria super Eagles and Technical director of NFF ,  died in his sleep in Edo state, the same city where Keshi died too.

Amodu, who qualified Nigeria to two World Cups, in 2002 and 2010, was to have replaced Sunday Oliseh, who quit as the country’s coach in February, but he declined on health grounds. Amodu Shaibu The top coach was recently appointed Nigeria technical director. Senior football officials told AFP Amodu was hypertensive and had been on medication. Keshi assisted Amodu when Nigeria qualified for the 2002 World Cup. Amodu rose to prominence when he guided BCC Lions of Gboko to win the Africa Cup Winners Cup in 1991.

 He was subsequently rewarded with leading the Super Eagles in 1994. He would take up this post at least three other times during which time he qualified the country to two World Cups. But on both occasions he was not the man in charge at the final tournaments.

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