This was dislcosed by former BBC reporter and current writer for the Guardian, Osasu Obayiuwana<<<READ FULL ARTICLE>>>
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) recently declared the Eagles coaching job vacant following the exit of Jose Peseiro.
The Portuguese led the Eagles to a second place finish at the AFCON 2023 but has left his position.
Now, Obayiuwana has stated that the AFCON 1994 winner has indicated his interest to lead the Eagles.
“1994 @CAF_Online #AFOTY .@AmunekeEmma9496, the former @ZSCOfficial, @FCBarcelona and @NGSuperEagles player, has confirmed to me that he has put himself in the running to be the next manager of #Nigeria’s national team,” he wrote on X.
Amuneke led the Golden Eaglets to the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup title.
On 6 August 2018, he was appointed Tanzania head coach and qualified them for the 2019 AFCON.
He was assistant to Austin Eguavoen in February 2022<<<READ FULL ARTICLE>>>
