The Official twitter handle of the Nigerian Football Captain Federation has confirmed the death of NFF Technical Director, Amodu Shuaibu.
Shaibu Amodu was born April 1958, He served the Federation in various capacities.
Amodu as a footballer played as a striker , played for Dumez and Niger Tornadoes.His playing career ended after he broke his leg.
Coaching career Amodu has manages a number of club sides in Nigeria, such as BCC Lions, El-Kanemi Warriors, and Shooting Stars; he also managed Orlando Pirates in
South Africa.
He first managed the Nigerian national team from April 2001 to February 2002.Amodu later stated that his dismissal was “unfair”, and also said that, a month later, he had yet to receive a formal letter confirming his dismissal.
He was re-appointed manager in April 2008.In
December 2009 the Nigeria Football Federation
stated that Amodu was under pressure, and in
January 2010 there was speculation about his
future.He was sacked in February 2010.
Amodu was appointed technical director of Nigeria’s National Teams in May 2013.
He was re-appointed Nigeria manager in October 2014, replacing Stephen Keshi. It was his fifth spell in charge of the country. Keshi returned to the role two weeks later but was fired in July 2015 and Amodu took over the Eagles again temporarily. He was replaced by Sunday Oliseh on a permanent basis later that month.
See tweets below
NFF Technical Director, Amodu Shuaibu has died at the age of 58.
7:01 AM - 11 Jun 2016
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The NFF
@thenff
The four - time Coach of the Super Eagles
complained of chest pains on Friday night and died in his sleep. RIP
7:03 AM - 11 Jun 2016
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The NFF
@thenff
Amodu Shuaibu's death comes three days
after that of former Super Eagles Captain and Coach, Stephen Keshi.
7:06 AM - 11 Jun 2016
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