FORMER SUPER EAGLES COACH AMODU SHUAIBU DIES AT 58

Amodu Shuaibu’s death comes three days after that
of former Super Eagles Captain and Coach, Stephen
Keshi.
– Amodu was born 18 April, 1958 in Edo State.
– Before his latest appointment, Amodu had
managed Nigeria three different occasions: 1998–
1999, 2001–2002 and 2008–2010
– 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.
– He was demoted to serve as the coach of the
Nigerian home-based Eagles.
– Amodu led Nigeria to the AFCON bronze medal at
Mali 2002 and Angola 2010.
– Other accomplishments include Nigerian FA Cup
titles with BCC Lions of Gboko and El Kanemi
Warriors on multiple occasions.
– He was appointed technical director of Nigeria’s
national teams in May 2013.
– In November he was named 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.