RIP Amodu Shuaibu: Unsung Hero and Legend of Nigerian Football

Amodu shuaibu’s death was announced early today by The Nigerian Football Federation, NFF. Nigeria politics online gathered that he died in his sleep after complaining of chest pains on Friday night. He died at the age of 58. Our investigation reveals that his remains will be buried today. The four-time coach of super Eagles was born on 18 April, 1958 in Edo State.  He was at various times with Dumez and Niger Tornadoes as striker. It was gathered that leg injury put an end to his career as a striker.

As a coach, Amodu has managed a number of club sides in the past both in Nigeria and overseas including: Shooting Stars, BCC Lions, El Kanemi Warriors, Sharks F.C and Orlando Pirates of South Africa. He first managed the Nigerian national team from April 2001 to February 2002, where he led Nigeria to the AFCON bronze medal at Mali 2002. He was later dismissed after the AFCON tournament. 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 appointed Head Coach of the Nigerian national side in April 2008, and was sacked on 6 February 2010 despite reaching third place with the national side in the 2010 African Cup of Nations in Angola. He was demoted to serve as the coach of the Nigerian home-based Eagles. Amodu was appointed technical director of Nigeria’s national teams in May 2013. He was named Technical Director of Bendel Insurance F.C in November 2013. He was re-appointed Nigeria manager in October 2014, replacing Stephen Keshi. It was his fourth 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. Following the resignation of Sunday Oliseh, the NFF again, appointed Amodu as the new interim coach of the national team. The new coaching crew alongside Amodu was made up of Salisu Ibrahim, Alloy Agu, Imama Amakapabo and Kennedy Boboye. Amodu’s other accomplishments include Nigerian FA Cup titles with BCC Lions of Gboko and El Kanemi Warriors on multiple occasions. It is noteworthy that Amodu has always contributed his quota to the development of football in Nigeria. However, despite his remarkable achievements as Super Eagles coach, the Edo state born coach has had a turbulent relationship with Nigerian football fans and his employers. Continue To Comment On www.EntertainmentNewsNigeria.com To Win #10,000, #5,000 or #3000 Every Month If You Are First, Second And Third Top Commenters Respectively. Thank You For Dropping Your Comment   His career was also including his appointment as Technical Director of Bendel Insurance F.C.  Some of the club sides Amodu has coached in the past both in Nigeria and overseas include: Shooting Stars, BCC Lions, El Kanemi Warriors, Sharks F.C and Orlando Pirates of South Africa. After Amodu was appointed the technical director of Nigeria’s national team in 2013, he said: “It’s a call to serve the nation. I hope we can all come together and drive our football in a positive direction. “The role is an important one as it serves as the fundamental for the country’s football. We need the support of everyone to excel.” Meanwhile, Amodu Shuaibu is gone but Nigerians home and abroad continue to mourn him due to good legacies he left behind in football industry.   Late former Super Eagles’ Coach, Amodu Shuaibu, is due for burial today. Shuaibu, as earlier reported, died in his sleep between Friday night and Saturday morning. According to the Nigeria Football Federation official twitter handle,‏ @thenff: “Amodu Shuaibu’s death comes three days after that of former Super Eagles Captain and Coach, Stephen Keshi. “The four – time Coach of the Super Eagles complained of chest pains on Friday night and died in his sleep. RIP.” Sources told The Eagle Online that the leadership of the NFF has already sent a strong delegation to his hometown in Okpella, Edo State, for the burial. Shuaibu was the technical director of the Nigerian Football Federation until his death. He was a four-time coach of the Super Eagles. Shuaibu managed a number of club sides in Nigeria. They included 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 when he was dismissed. Shuaibu later stated that his dismissal was “unfair” and that a month later, he had yet to receive a formal letter confirming his dismissal. He was re-appointed manager in April 2008. He was appointed technical director of Nigeria’s national teams in May 2013. He was re-appointed Nigeria manager in October 2014, replacing Stephen Keshi. Shuaibu was born April 18, 1958. He managed the Super Eagles between 1998 and 1999, 2001 and 2002 and 2008 and 2010. He was appointed Head Coach of the Nigerian national side in April 2008 and was sacked on February 6, 2010 despite reaching third place with the national side in the 2010 African Cup of Nations. He was demoted to serve as the coach of the Nigerian home-based Eagles. He led Nigeria to the AFCON bronze medal at Mali 2002 and Angola 2010. He won Nigerian FA Cup titles with BCC Lions of Gboko and El Kanemi Warriors on multiple occasions. 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.