“From experience, Egyptians are very passionate about football and I’m not surprised the game will be played in Alexandria in order to guarantee maximum support,” noted Amuneke, who had a glorious career with Egyptian giants, Zamalek, in the 1990’s
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He was to retain the trophy as head coach of the U-17 team last year, prompting the Technical Committee of the NFF to recommend for his promotion, which was endorsed by the executive committee at its meeting on Tuesday in Abuja
Nigeria’s U-23 team, which won the 2nd Africa U-23 Cup of Nations in Senegal last month, in the process qualifying for this year’s Olympics football tournament in Rio de Janeiro, is nominated in the category of ‘National Team of the Year,’ alongside Nigeria’s U-17 squad, which successfully retained the FIFA U-17 World Cup in Chile in November
“African football has developed over the years and playing against Mali in the final of Chile 2015 shows that Africa is strong at this level,” Amuneke noted at the post match conference in Concepción after Golden Eaglets’ 4-2 win over Mexico
“Today, you convinced Nigerians you are the best and I want to thank you on behalf of Nigerians especially, President Muhammadu Buhari, for playing your hearts out and truly demonstrating the never-say-die Nigerian spirit,” he said amidst intermittent thunderous ovation
Nigeria’s U-17 side, the Golden Eaglets, have settled down at their pre-tournament close camp upon arrival in Katsina at the…
Golden Eaglets’ Head Coach, Emmanuel Amuneke, at the weekend dragged his wards to the classroom as part of their training…
The former African Footballer of the Year said he was impressed with the large turnout of the fans at the match as well as the spirited play of the fledging academy owned by Mallam Muhammed Nasiru Saidu, the Chairman of Sokoto State Football Association and the Assistant Director, Legislative Budget at the National Assembly
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the Golden Eaglets are pitched against hosts, Niger, Guinea and Zambia in Group A of the competition
“I think it is a fair grouping not minding the fact that we are going to face the host country, Niger,” Amuneke stated. “We are not going to underrate any of the teams and as I said before the draw, our sole objective in Niger is to qualify for the World Cup and after that, we can begin to talk about other things
With an average of 300 players screened daily, the coaching crew, led by Emmanuel Amuneke, was able to shift the grain from the chaff from what is just the first stage of a tedious process for a place in the squad
Coach Emmanuel Amuneke and Egypt’s Mohammed Ali Gamiel admitted that both teams performed well with the promise to make few changes when they battle again on Sunday at the same venue