While Nigerian are still writhing in pain of Stephen Keshi who died three days ago, they received another shocker in the early hours of Saturday that another former U-23 super-eagles coach, Amodu Shuaibu,58, is dead.
Amodu was an ex-coach and the technical director of the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, was reported to have complained of chest pain last Friday after he dropped another fellow coach, Godwin Izilien in Benin City.
When a family member checked on Amodu at around 4am, his lifeless body was discovered, and his body has now been deposited at the Stella Obasanjo Specialist Hospital morgue, the same place where Stephen Keshi body is deposited before the final burial .
The Nigeria Football Federation has also confirmed the news of the death of Amodu Shuaib via their Twitter account;
The Nigeria football federation has endorsed the former super eagles player, Sunday Oliseh as the new head coach of the team. Oliseh was unveiled today at the Media Centre of the National Stadium, Abuja at 11am, in front of scores of media representatives.
Before the unveiling, Sunday Oliseh and his assistant had a 90 minute talk with the member of the Nigerian Football Federation Technical and Development Committee headed by Chief Felix Anyansi-Agwu, where he unfolded his plans for the Super Eagles.
At the ceremony, Oliseh said :
I have come to serve, and the NFF has promised to give me all the support I need to succeed. They are the employers and I am the employee. That distinction has to be appreciated at all times. I have had meetings with members of the Technical and Development Committee, led by Chief Anyansi-Agwu, very knowledgeable people all. I have met members of the Executive Committeeand the General Secretary. I believe we will all work together excellently. It is a huge honour to be Head Coach of Nigeria.
Sunday Oliseh plays the midfield position while playing for Nigeria, and he won the Olympic football gold, the Africa Cup of Nations gold, silver and bronze, and reached the Round of 16 at the 1994 and 1998 FIFA World Cup final competitions with the Super Eagles, Oliseh holds a UEFA Pro License and is a member of the FIFA Technical Study Group.
One of the goals that Oliseh scored that would never be forgotten in a haste is a shot he kicked from 25 yards against Spain, which was also the winning goal in France 1998.
He retired from professional football at the age of 31 after playing a half season for Belgian top club K.R.C. Genk.
