Emmanuel Amuneke appointed Golden Eaglets’ Head Coach
Former Super Eagles playmaker Emmanuel Amuneke has been confirmed by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) as the new head coach of the Nigerian male
Under-17 national team, the Golden Eaglets, with an immediate appointment.
This was disclosed by the head of NFF’s technical committee, Emmanuel Ikpeme, who stated that Amuneke was appointed to meet the football body’s desire for continuity in managing the junior team. Amuneke was an assistant to Manu Garba who led the Golden Eaglets to win the World championship last year.
“We have opted for continuity because these coaches are highly experienced and qualified to continue with the progress we are making,” Emmanuel Ikpeme said.
“We’ve had a couple of disappointing experiences in the past and it was felt that we couldn’t take the same route again. Amuneke has transformed from a great player to one of the finest youth coaches in Africa and we believe he deserves his under-17 role as well,” he added.
Amuneke, one time African Player of the Year, was part of the Super Eagles team that impressed the world at the USA 94 World Cup where he scored against Bulgaria and Italy. He also helped Nigeria win the African Nations Cup same year. He equally played all the matches at Atlanta ’96 Olympics when Nigeria won gold in football, alongside Stephen Keshi and Daniel Amokachi, head coach and Assistant coach of the Super Eagles.