Shaibu Amodu ( born Shaibu Amodu ; April 18, 1958 , Edo - June 10, 2016 , Benin City ) - Nigerian football coach.
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| Was born | April 18, 1958 Edo , Nigeria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Is dead | June 10, 2016 (58 years old) Benin City , Nigeria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Citizenship |  Nigeria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | attack | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Football player career
In the position of the attacker played for Dumez and Niger Tornados . His playing career ended after he broke his leg [1] .
Career Coach
He coached several clubs in Nigeria , such as BSK Lions , El Kanemi Warriors and Shuting Stars . He also coached the South African club Orlando Pirates . [1]
First, he led the Nigeria team from April 2001 to February 2002. [2] He later stated that his dismissal was “unfair” [3] , and that a month later, he had not yet received an official letter confirming his dismissal [4] .
He was re-appointed manager in April 2008. [5] In December 2009, the Football Federation of Nigeria declared that the puck was under pressure [6] , and in January 2010, its future was considered as a coach of the national team [7] . In February 2010, he was dismissed [8] . In May 2013, Amodu was appointed technical director of the Nigeria national team [9] .
In October 2014, he was re-appointed head coach of the superorls, succeeding Stephen Keshi [10] . This was the fifth invitation to the national team as a leader [11] . After 2 weeks, Keshi returned to his duties as a coach, but in July 2015 he was dismissed, and Amodu temporarily headed Nigerians [12] [13] . At the end of the month, he was replaced by Sanday Olis [14] .
Death
Amodu died on June 10, 2016, 3 days after the death of Stephen Keshi.
Notes
- 2 1 2 Shaibu Amodu: All-round schoolboy athlete, an unsung hero of Nigerian football . Guardian Mobile. The appeal date is October 17, 2014.
- ↑ Nigeria sack coach Shaibu Neopr . BBC Sport (18 February 2002). The appeal date is October 16, 2014.
- ↑ Shaibu fights back . BBC Sport (26 February 2002). The appeal date is October 16, 2014.
- ↑ Shaibu 'still in charge' . BBC Sport (March 29, 2002). The appeal date is October 16, 2014.
- ↑ Oluwashina Okeleji. Amodu named new Nigeria coach . BBC Sport (10 April 2008). The appeal date is October 16, 2014.
- ↑ Oluwashina Okeleji. Pressure on Amodu continues Unsolved . BBC Sport (28 December 2009). The appeal date is October 16, 2014.
- ↑ Nigeria coach Shaibu Amodu refuses to talk about future . BBC Sport (January 29, 2010). The appeal date is October 16, 2014.
- ↑ Nigeria part company with coach Shaibu Amodu Neopr . BBC Sport (6 February 2010). The appeal date is October 16, 2014.
- ↑ Oluwashina Okeleji. Shaibu appointed Nigeria technical director . BBC Sport (May 9, 2013). The appeal date is October 16, 2014.
- ↑ Oluwashina Okeleji. Shaibu Amodu to replace Stephen Keshi as Nigeria coach . BBC Sport (16 October 2014). The appeal date is October 16, 2014.
- ↑ Oluwashina Okeleji. Coach Amodu aims to turn around Nigeria's fortunes . BBC Sport (21 October 2014). The appeal date is October 22, 2014.
- ↑ Oluwashina Okeleji. Stephen Keshi re-appointed Nigeria coach . BBC Sport (31 October 2014). The appeal date is October 31, 2014.
- ↑ Keshi sacked as Nigeria coach (BBC)
- ↑ Okeleji, Oluwashina . Sunday Oliseh appointed as Nigeria coach , BBC (15 July 2015). The appeal date is June 11, 2016.