Shuaibu Amodu
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | April 1958[1] | ||
| Date of death | 10 June 2016 (aged 58) | ||
| Place of death | Benin City, Nigeria | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1976–1978 | Dumez | ||
| 1978–1981 | Niger Tornadoes | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| BCC Lions | |||
| El-Kanemi Warriors | |||
| Shooting Stars | |||
| 1994–1995 | Nigeria | ||
| 1996–1997 | Nigeria | ||
| 1996–1997 | Orlando Pirates | ||
| 2001–2002 | Nigeria | ||
| 2008–2010 | Nigeria | ||
| 2014 | Nigeria | ||
| 2015 | Nigeria (caretaker) | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Shuaibu Amodu (April 1958 – 10 June 2016) was a Nigerian football coach.
Playing career
Amodu, a striker, played for Dumez and Niger Tornadoes. His playing career ended after he broke his leg.[1]
Coaching career
Amodu has managed 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.[1]
He first managed the Nigerian national team from April 2001 to February 2002.[2] Amodu later stated that his dismissal was "unfair",[3] and also said that, a month later, he had yet to receive a formal letter confirming his dismissal.[4]
He was re-appointed manager in April 2008.[5] In December 2009 the Nigeria Football Federation stated that Amodu was under pressure,[6] and in January 2010 there was speculation about his future.[7] He was sacked in February 2010.[8]
Amodu was appointed technical director of Nigeria's national teams in May 2013.[9]
He was re-appointed Nigeria manager in October 2014, replacing Stephen Keshi.[10] It was his fifth spell in charge of the country.[11] Keshi returned to the role two weeks later but was fired in July 2015 and Amodu took over the Eagles again temporarily.[12][13] He was replaced by Sunday Oliseh on a permanent basis later that month.[14]
Later life and death
Amodu died on 10 June 2016, three days after the death of Stephen Keshi.[15][16]
References
- 1 2 3 "Shuaibu Amodu: All-round schoolboy athlete, an unsung hero of Nigerian football". Guardian Mobile. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
- ↑ "Nigeria sack coach Shuaibu". BBC Sport. 18 February 2002. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
- ↑ "Shuaibu fights back". BBC Sport. 26 February 2002. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
- ↑ "Shuaibu 'still in charge'". BBC Sport. 29 March 2002. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
- ↑ Oluwashina Okeleji (10 April 2008). "Amodu named new Nigeria coach". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
- ↑ Oluwashina Okeleji (28 December 2009). "Pressure on Amodu continues". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
- ↑ "Nigeria coach Shuaibu Amodu refuses to talk about future". BBC Sport. 29 January 2010. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
- ↑ "Nigeria part company with coach Shuaibu Amodu". BBC Sport. 6 February 2010. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
- ↑ Oluwashina Okeleji (9 May 2013). "Shuaibu Amodu appointed Nigeria technical director". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
- ↑ Oluwashina Okeleji (16 October 2014). "Shuaibu Amodu to replace Stephen Keshi as Nigeria coach". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
- ↑ Oluwashina Okeleji (21 October 2014). "Coach Amodu aims to turn around Nigeria's fortunes". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
- ↑ Oluwashina Okeleji (31 October 2014). "Stephen Keshi re-appointed Nigeria coach". BBC Sport. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
- ↑ Keshi sacked as Nigeria coach (BBC)
- ↑ Okeleji, Oluwashina (15 July 2015). "Sunday Oliseh appointed as Nigeria coach". BBC. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
- ↑ The Cable Ex-Eagles’ coach Shuaibu Amodu dies 3 days after Keshi
- ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36507339
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